Postmortem of Young Girl

Dateca. 1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 3 5/8 × 6 1/2 × 3/8 inches (9.21 × 16.51 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/4 × 5/8 inches (9.21 × 8.26 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.59

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DescriptionImage of a young girl (postmortem) lying on bedding with eyes closed and arms crossed; she holds a small boquet of pink flowers while other flowers surround her. This sixth plate daguerreotype, elaborately hand-colored, is housed in an oval brass mat inside of a case with a geometric motif and a blue embossed velvet liner.

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