Double exposure of child

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 2 3/4 × 3 1/4 inches (6.99 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 6 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 3/8 inches (16.51 × 9.53 × 0.97 cm)
Case (closed): 3 1/4 × 3 3/4 × 1/2 inches (8.26 × 9.53 × 1.27 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2016.75.334

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn plate verso, on paper tape, in pencil: "Retaped 9-19-11 / DAW Exeter, NH / No Hallmark / medium plate / lightly re-cleaned / original mat / not present [?]"; On original paper tape fragment, in case, behind plate, in black ink: "...ocke...".

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DescriptionDouble exposure image of young child with curly hair and a checkered shirt lying on pillow. On the left, the child's eyes are closed and her head faces towards the top of the plate while on the right, the same child lays with her eyes open and faces the bottom of the plate; an adult hand along the right edge appears to hold the child in place. Sixth plate cased daguerreotype housed in brass mat with dark red velvet liner inside plain leather covered case.Provenance

Provenance

The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.

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