Chester Lunn Jr., as Cupid

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (tray): 4 11/16 × 3 5/8 × 3/8 inches (11.91 × 9.21 × 0.95 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.68

Signednone

InscribedOn plate verso: "Chester Lunn Jr., at the age of 3 yrs." [2021:this is not visible on plate verso, perhaps a previous note was attached?]

MarkingsOn modern paper tape, plate verso, in pencil: "IA330"

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DescriptionImage of a shirtless young boy holding a bow and arrow. Hand-painted flowers with gold accents adorn the plate. This quarter plate daguerreotype is housed in a white paper mat inside the back tray of a case with The Delicate Roses Variant motif. The period frame associated with this piece is housed separately.

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