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Girl with Book

Artist Frederick De Bourg Richards (American, 1822 - 1903)
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (13.97 x 11.43 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4943
InscribedImprint Signed in artist's hand "Richards / 144 Chestnut / Phila / Sunday School Building." On Velvet Liner Notations "glass replaced and resealed 10/16/94, no plate mark" On Tape
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Description1/2 plate daguerreotype, housed is case with velvet liner. Maker's imprint on liner. Image of a girl, seated next to a small table with a book on it.
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