Lege union case, Parsons & Co. Littlefield, 1857

Title(s)

Lege union case

Object type

• union case

Object number

RP-F-F14723

Inscriptions / marks

• inscription: ‘Littlefield, Parsons & Co./ Manufacturers of/ Daguerreotype Cases/ L., P. & Co., are the sole/ Proprietors and only legal Manu/ facturers of UNION CASES, with the/ Embracing Riveted Hinge/ Patented October 14, 1856,/ & April 21, 1857.’
• inscription: ‘Rinhart American Dag. Case Art/ plate 16: (...) A'dam 11/4 1976 f120,-’

Artist

• maker: Parsons & Co. Littlefield (mentioned on object)

Place

United States of America

Dating

1857

Material

• paper
• metal
• glass
• velvet (fabric weave)

Technique

letterpress printing

Measurements

height 126 mm × width 103 mm × width 206 mm

Acquisition

transfer 1994

Copyright

Public domain