Portrait of a family
Artist
Jeremiah Gurney
(American, 1812 - 1886)
Dateca. 1852-1858
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (whole): 6 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches (16.51 × 21.59 cm)
Case (tray): 7 1/16 × 9 × 3/8 inches (17.94 × 22.86 × 0.95 cm)
Case (tray): 7 1/16 × 9 × 3/8 inches (17.94 × 22.86 × 0.95 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.28
SignedStamped on mat recto, lower right: "J.GURNEY / 349 BROADWAY"
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a nicely dressed group (man, woman, four children) seated with arms around one another. This whole plate partially cased daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat inside of an embossed paper covered wooden tray with gold tooling around the perimeter.Exhibition HistoryRotation 25. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, October 19, 2018- March 17, 2019, no cat.
This gracefully posed formal portrait, rendered as a large-format daguerreotype, exemplifies the talent and skill of Jeremiah Gurney. He operated one of New York City’s most elegant studios in the 1850s. As the fine clothing of this family suggests, Gurney attracted an elite clientele.
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