Family Group
Artist
E. Vaillat
(French, active 1850s)
Dateca. 1850-1855
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2009.37.18
SignedOn plate recto, lower right corner, etched in plate: "Vaillat."
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of two women seated in chairs with a man standing behind them. On the left is a mirror above a cloth covered table with a vase, lamp, and clock. This half plate uncased daguerreotype is housed in a black and gold passé partout style enclosure.
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