Lizzie Cook at age three

Artist John Adams Whipple (American, 1822 - 1891)

Date1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (ninth): 2 1/2 x 2 inches (6.35 x 5.08 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.4608

InscribedNotations "Lizzie Cook, 3 years old, taken in 1855." Note with faric swatch from clothing worn for the picture

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Description1/9 plate daguerreotype of a toddler seated in a chair; with a swatch of dress fabric and the note: "Lizzie Cook, 3 years old, taken in 1855"

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