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UNKNOWN MAKER
Sisters holding hands , 1850 (Circa)
Lot #70 |
2001-10-04 |
Christie's, New York
Photographs
Category:
Photograph
Estimate:
USD 1,500 - 2,500 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 9754
Auction name: Photographs
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2001-10-04
End date: 2001-10-04
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
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Genre: Photography
Department: Photography & Video
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Dimensions: Quarter-plate daguerreotype
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Year notes: Circa 1850.
Exhibited
Exhibited<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Hidden Witness:African-Americans in Early Photography<br> <br> , The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California, 29 February - 18 June 1995.
Literature
Literature<br> <br> <br> <br> Wilson,<br> <br> Hidden Witness:African-American Images from the Dawn of Photography to the Civil War<br> <br> , pp. 24-25.
Catalog summary
UNKNOWN MAKER Sisters holding hands Quarter-plate daguerreotype, hand-colored. Circa 1850. Leather case with mother-of-pearl inlay.