Painting

Artist Thomas Martin Easterly (American, 1809 - 1882)

Dateca. 1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 5/8 × 7 3/8 × 3/8 inches (11.75 × 18.73 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 3 5/8 × 5/8 inches (11.75 × 9.21 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.4813

SignedStamped on mat recto, bottom: "EASTERLY ARTIST"

Inscribednone

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DescriptionImage of a painting depicting a woman with two children. This quarter plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with a floral motif and an embossed red velvet mat.

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