Dentist with his family
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1855
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 4 1/2 × 5 1/2 inches (11.43 × 13.97 cm)
Case (open): 9 5/8 × 6 × 3/8 inches (24.45 × 15.24 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 3/4 × 6 × 5/8 inches (12.07 × 15.24 × 1.59 cm)
Case (open): 9 5/8 × 6 × 3/8 inches (24.45 × 15.24 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 3/4 × 6 × 5/8 inches (12.07 × 15.24 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2005.37.462
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of a man and a woman seated beside a young girl. The man is dressed in a suit with a satin vest and bow tie; he holds the hand of a young girl who is wearing a polka-dot dress with scalloped sleeves. The woman is wearing a dark long-sleeved dress with a lace collar. Their cheeks are colored a rosy hue. This half plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with a Feisty bird motif and an embossed red velvet liner.
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