Boy Hugging Mother

Artist Unknown

Date1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches (10.8 x 8.26 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.4817

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DescriptionImage of a woman and two children, one a young boy hugging her around the neck. This quarter-plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass oval mat inside of a brown leather covered case with some gold tooling and a dark red velvet liner.

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