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Gift of Mrs. Josephine Tilney, 1977.7.15, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known c…
Thomas K. Brace
Gift of Mrs. Josephine Tilney, 1977.7.15, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Thomas K. Brace

Dateabout 1855
MediumDaguerreotype; oval shaped silver-plated copper plate in brass mat package in half of a velvet-covered case
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 2 3/4 × 2 1/4in. (7 × 5.7cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 3 1/8 × 2 5/8 × 1/2in. (7.9 × 6.7 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Josephine Tilney
DescriptionOval shaped ninth plate daguerreotype of Thomas K. Brace, taken around 1850. Brace is probably in his 30s. He is wearing a dark jacket with some sheen to it, a dotted vest, and striped trousers. His shirt is white, as is his upturned collar. He is wearing a large bowtie, a handkerchief or pocket square in his breast pocket, a ring on his right pinky, and a watch chain on his vest.
Object number1977.7.15
InscribedHandwritten on paper pasted to case under image plate: "Thomas K. Brace / Oct. 14th 1825"
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