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Unknown maker — Untitled (Portrait of a Man with Top Hat)

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Untitled (Portrait of a Man with Top Hat)

1854

Top hats frequently appear in daguerreotype portraits as markers of social status and urban sophistication, reflecting the medium's popularity among America's emerging middle class.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Portrait of a Man with Top Hat), 1854

Top hats frequently appear in daguerreotype portraits as markers of social status and urban sophistication, reflecting the medium's popularity among America's emerging middle class.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1854
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Nineteenth Century, Vintage, Monochrome, Formal Attire, Figure, Male Portrait, Historical, Portrait, Black and White, Daguerreotype

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