Lege union case, A.P. Critchlow & Co., 1857 - 1858

Title(s)

Lege union case

Object type

• union case

Object number

RP-F-F14731

Inscriptions / marks

• inscription: ‘A.P. Critchlow & Co.,/ Manufacturer of/ Daguerreotype Cases./ A.P.C. & Co./ Are the original inventors of the/ Composition for the UNION CASE,/ (so called,) including all the various shades/ of color and fineness of texture pecu-/ liar to their manufacture and of the/ Embracing Riveted Hinges, thus/ securing them from breaking out/ as do other that are inserted/ with or without a/ metal brace./ Hinge patented/ Oct. 14, 1856 & April 21, 1857.’

Artist

• maker: A.P. Critchlow & Co. (mentioned on object)

Place

United States of America

Dating

1857 - 1858

Material

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

Technique

letterpress printing

Measurements

height 75 mm × width 64 mm × width 130 mm

Acquisition

transferred 1994

Copyright

Public domain