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Portrait of a Girl (father at edge of frame)
Portrait of a Girl (father at edge of frame)

Portrait of a Girl (father at edge of frame)

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1855
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 3/4 × 6 3/8 × 3/8 inches (9.53 × 16.19 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 inches (9.53 × 7.94 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.53
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DescriptionImage of a little girl holding onto a man's knee who kneels down beside a chair. The top-hatted man is partially cropped out of the image along the left edge of the frame. This sixth plate daguerreotype is housed in full split case.
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