Two Children

Artist William H. Tilford (American, died 1879)

Dateca. 1853-1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)
Case (open): 6 1/8 × 9 7/8 × 1/2 inches (15.56 × 25.08 × 1.27 cm)
Case (closed): 6 1/8 × 4 15/16 × 1 inches (15.56 × 12.54 × 2.54 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.349

SignedOn mat recto, bottom, stamped: "W.H.TILFORD ST LOUIS"

InscribedOn paper liner, behind plate, in black type: "LITTLEFIELD, PARSONS & CO., / MANUFACTURERS OF / Daguerreotype Cases. / L., P. & CO. / are the sole Proprietors / and only legal Manufacturers of / Union Cases, / WITH THE / Embracing Riveted Hinge. / PATENTED / Oct. 14, 1856, and April 21, 1857."

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DescriptionImage of two young girls seated beside one another, both wearing dresses and buttoned boots. This half plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a Union Case with a Country Life motif and an embossed purple velvet liner.

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