Portrait of a young girl

Artist Rensselaer E. Churchill (American, 1820 - 1892)

Dateca. 1850-1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 inches (9.53 × 16.51 × 1.27 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 5/8 inches (9.53 × 8.89 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.27

SignedSigned on plate, on side of book: "Churchill"

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn plate verso, on modern paper seal, in pencil: "NO PLATE MFG'S MARKS / REGLAZED, SEALED WITH FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 9-20-2005 GSW / 410-4-98"

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DescriptionImage of a young girl wearing a blue dress; her right hand is resting on a book atop a pedestal and her left hand is holding a nosegay. This hand-colored cased daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat and housed in a red velvet case with a side clasp and cream silk liner.

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