Lege union case, Parsons & Co. Littlefield, 1858

Title(s)

Lege union case

Object type

• union case

Object number

RP-F-F14744

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,/ and April 21, 1857.’
• inscription: ‘The Union Now and Forever’
• inscription: ‘Rinhart American Miniature Case Art (...) 11/4 76 f50. (zonder foto)’

Artist

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

Place

United States of America

Dating

1858

Material

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

Technique

letterpress printing

Measurements

height 76 mm × width 64 mm × width 130 mm

Acquisition

transfer 1994

Copyright

Public domain