Two Girls on a Hobby Horse

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)
Case (open): 6 × 9 5/8 × 3/8 inches (15.24 × 24.45 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 6 × 4 7/8 × 3/4 inches (15.24 × 12.38 × 1.91 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.49

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DescriptionImage of two little girls; one on a hobby horse. They both wear ruffled dresses, one plaid and one polka dot, and their hair is curled. This half plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a pebbled brown case with side clasp and embossed red velvet liner.

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