Child with American Flag
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1854-1856
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (closed): 4 × 5 × 1 3/4 inches (10.16 × 12.7 × 4.45 cm)
Case (open): 8 × 5 × 3/8 inches (20.32 × 12.7 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 × 5 × 1 3/4 inches (10.16 × 12.7 × 4.45 cm)
Case (open): 8 × 5 × 3/8 inches (20.32 × 12.7 × 0.95 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.71
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DescriptionHand-colored image of a little girl holding the American Flag. Her hair is curled and she wears a plaid top with ties at the shoulders. This quarter plate cased daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat inside of a case.
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