Child beside chair

Artist John Adams Whipple (American, 1822 - 1891)

Dateca. 1850-1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (ninth): 2 1/2 x 2 inches (6.35 x 5.08 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.4607

InscribedNotations "Unknown--save for costume BFB" Back of case

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Description1/9 plate daguerreotype of a child standing beside a chair; housed in a half leather case; with a note on the case back reading: "Unknown--save for costume BFB"

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