Young Girl

Artist Jeremiah Gurney (American, 1812 - 1886)

Dateca. 1858-1860

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (8.26 x 6.99 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.569

InscribedStamped on mat: "J. Gurney 707 Broadway N.Y."

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DescriptionImage of a young girl wearing a light colored polka-dot dress with pink-tinted ruffles on the sleeves. She sits with her hands in her lap. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat.

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