Postmortem of Child

Dateca. 1848

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 5 1/2 × 9 1/2 × 3/8 inches (13.97 × 24.13 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 5 1/2 × 4 3/4 × 5/8 inches (13.97 × 12.07 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.494

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MarkingsOn modern paper seal, plate verso, in pencil: "ORIGINAL IN TACT PAPER SEAL REMOVED, COVER GLASS REPLACED, SEALED WITH FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE, 4-27-1997 GSW ATLANTA, GA. / "SCOVILLE" - PLATE MAKER'S MARK, LOWER LEFT CORNER (R.462.)"

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DescriptionImage of a child lying in bed with eyes closed and hands across stomach. This quarter plate daguerreotype is housed in a thick brass mat inside of a case with a simple design motif and a red velvet liner.

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