Family Group with Boy Holding Rooster

Artist Rufus Anson (American, active 1850s)

Dateca. 1853-1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (13.97 x 11.43 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.29

InscribedStamped on mat: "Anson / 589 Broadway."

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DescriptionImage of a man seated next to three young children. The boy on the far left is holding a tinted rooster. This half plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat stamped with maker's mark inside of case.

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