Mother and Child Staring into Sun

Artist Unknown

Date1856

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Mat: 5 1/4 × 4 3/8 inches (13.34 × 11.11 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2007.49.10

Signednone

InscribedOn plate recto, lower left, etched in: "24 Mars 56 / [?]"

MarkingsOn plate verso, upper left corner, on backing paper, on white label, in pencil: "1B416"

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DescriptionImage of a woman and child in an outdoor setting. The child is seated on a small chair and is shading her eyes from the sun with both hands. The woman is squinting as she wraps her arm around the child. She holds a straw hat with long ribbons in one hand. In the background there is a tree and a fence. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in a period passe-partout style mat in gold and dark brown with a round brass hanging hook at top.

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