Girl in Firefighter Costume

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (tray): 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 3/8 inches (12.07 × 9.53 × 0.95 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.130

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn plate verso, modern paper tape, in pencil: " 40 PLATE MAKER'S MARK UPPER RIGHT CORNER"

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DescriptionImage of young child dressed in a firefighter's costume with red-colored shirt, white gloves, dark pants, and brimmed hat with a #7 emblem. The child's hair is curled in ringlets that fall down to her shoulders. This quarter plate partially cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat in the tray of a case with gold tooling and A Spray of Roses motif.

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