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Child with nanny
image recto overall with frame
image recto overall with frame

Child with nanny

Artist Montgomery P. Simons (American, 1817 - 1877)
Dateca. 1848
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 1/2 × 6 1/4 × 3/8 inches (8.89 × 15.88 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 5/8 inches (8.89 × 7.94 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2014.45.34
SignedOn mat recto, lower left corner, etched: "M.P. SIMONS"; On mat recto, lower right corner, etched: "PHILAD"
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of young child wearing a dress, seated with hands in lap. A woman, wearing a bonnet, is partially visible along left edge of frame. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with floral motif and an embossed red velvet liner.
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