Attendant with Child

Dateca. 1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 5/8 × 7 3/8 × 3/8 inches (11.75 × 18.73 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 3 5/8 × 5/8 inches (11.75 × 9.21 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.72

Signednone

InscribedWhite adhesive label attached to plate verso, center, in black type: "Slave Woman with child / of family of Confederate / Gen. Philip St. George Cocke"; White paper label in tray of case, in black type: "Slave woman with child of / family of Confederate Gen. / Philip St. George Cocke".

MarkingsOn modern paper seal, in pencil: "NO PLATE MAKER'S MARKS ON PLATE / ORIGINAL IN TACT PAPER SEAL REMOVED, COVER GLASS REPLACED, RESEALED WITH FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 1-31-1994 GSW, ATLANTA, GA"

On View

Not on view

Collections

Photography

Terms

DescriptionImage of a black woman with a white child seated in her lap. The child wears a long dress and her cheeks are colored a rosy hue. The woman wears a dark long-sleeved dress with a lace collar. This quarter plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a decorative brass mat inside of a case with Vase with Fruits and Flowers motif and a pink silk liner.

Information about a particular artwork or image, including provenance information, is based upon historic information and may not be currently accurate or complete. Research on artwork and images is an ongoing process, and the information about a particular artwork or image may not reflect the most current information available to the Museum. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about a particular artwork or image, please e-mail provenance@nelson-atkins.org.