Mother Embracing Child

Artist John Adams Whipple (American, 1822 - 1891)

Date1857

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (8.26 x 6.99 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.4609

InscribedInscription "Lucy, Nov. 2 [or 22?], 1857" Back of plate Scratched into back of plate

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Description1/6 plate daguerreotype of a mother embracing an infant in a long white dress; uncased; scratched on back of plate: "Lucy, Nov. 2 [or 22?], 1857."

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