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Object Number
35-5-10/53051
Display Title
Daguerreotype, Fassena, profile
Descriptions
Object Description
Mounted daguerreotype in case, black male, nude to waist, profile view. (Two parallel lines run vertically from cheekbones to temple). J.T. Zealy, photographer. Label reads: "Fassena (carpenter) Mandingo, plantation of Col. Wade Hampton, near Columbia, South Carolina."
Subject
- Man
- Portrait
Department
Photographic
Date
1850
Artist
Joseph T. Zealy
Culture
- American
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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South Carolina
/
Richland County
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Columbia
Materials
Daguerreotype, Leatherette
Dimensions
Overall (Closed): 11.9 × 9.7 × 2.1 cm (4 11/16 × 3 13/16 × 13/16 in.)
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Louis Agassiz
Donor
Donated by
Museum of Comparative Zoology
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35-5-10/53048 | Daguerreotype, Fassena, frontal |
Columbia
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| 35-5-10/53042 | Daguerreotype, Drana, profile |
Columbia
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| 35-5-10/53044 | Daguerreotype, Jack, profile |
Columbia
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| 35-5-10/53037 | Daguerreotype, Renty, frontal |
Columbia
| ||
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Media Restricted
| 35-5-10/53050 | Daguerreotype, Alfred, back |
Columbia
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| 35-5-10/53038 | Daguerreotype, Renty, profile |
Columbia
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| 35-5-10/53043 | Daguerreotype, Jack, frontal |
Columbia
| ||
| 35-5-10/53039 | Daguerreotype, Delia, profile |
Columbia
| ||
|
Media Restricted
| 35-5-10/53049 | Daguerreotype, Alfred, profile |
Columbia
| ||
|
Media Restricted
| 35-5-10/53045 | Daguerreotype, Jem, full back |
Columbia
| ||
|
Media Restricted
| 35-5-10/53046 | Daguerreotype, Jem, frontal |
Columbia
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| 35-5-10/53040 | Daguerreotype, Delia, frontal |
Columbia
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