Child holding infant
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 3/8 × 3/8 inches (9.53 × 16.19 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 5/8 inches (9.53 × 7.94 × 1.59 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 3/8 × 3/8 inches (9.53 × 16.19 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 5/8 inches (9.53 × 7.94 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.490
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionHand-colored image of a child holding an infant who's wearing a checkered skirt and a buttoned sweater. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a brown case with Emily's Trellis B motif and a rust-colored embossed velvet liner.
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