Child with Drum

Dateca. 1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 11/16 × 6 3/8 × 3/8 inches (9.37 × 16.19 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 11/16 × 3 3/16 × 5/8 inches (9.37 × 8.1 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.575

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MarkingsOn plate verso, on modern paper seal, in pencil: "PLATE MFG'S. / MARK LOWER / L. CORNER / (RINHART 20b.) [Illustration] / 100 % RAG BOARD SPACER BETWEEN / PLATE & MAT, REGLAZED, SEALED / W/FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 9-21-2005 / GSW"

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DescriptionImage of a child posed with a drum. She holds a drumstick in one hand and stands on a small platform. She is wearing a dress with ribbons tied at the shoulders and small cap. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in an ornate brass mat inside of a case with an urn motif and an embossed red velvet liner.

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