Object number:
A68.94.1
Object name:
photograph
Title:
Untitled (Portrait of a Chinese Man)
Maker:
Isaac W. Baker, Isaac Wallace Baker
Date made:
circa 1853
Material / Technique:
Sixth plate daguerreotype and leather case
Dimensions:
H: 3.75 in, W: 3.25 in
Credit line:
Gift of an anonymous donor
Copyright status:
No Copyright - United States (Public Domain)
Copyright holder:
Public Domain
Physical description:
Half leather case
Concepts:
Chinese American; portrait; California Gold Rush; immigration
Currently on display in the Gallery of California Art
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