Portrait of a Mother and Three Children
Artist
Jeremiah Gurney
(American, 1812 - 1886)
Dateca. 1852-1858
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (three-quarter): 7 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches (18.11 x 13.97 cm)
Framed: 8 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches (21.59 x 18.42 cm)
Framed: 8 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches (21.59 x 18.42 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2008.41.14
SignedBrass mat is stamped: "J. Gurney / 349 Broadway."
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DescriptionThis is a 3/4 plate daguerreotype in wooden frame with an embossed brass mat. The image is of a woman and presumabaly her daughter seated with a younger girl standing to their left and a boy to their right. The woman and child on the left are wearing plaid dresses while the girl on the right wears a dress with tiered ruffles.
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