Postmortem of Girl in Red Dress

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 2 3/4 × 3 1/4 inches (6.99 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 6 3/8 × 3 3/4 × 3/8 inches (16.19 × 9.53 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 1/4 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 inches (8.26 × 9.53 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.5

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn plate verso, on modern paper seal, in pencil: "NO PLATE MAKER'S MARKS / CONSERVATION 11/11/1996 GSW ATLANTA, GA."

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DescriptionImage of a child with eyes closed wearing a red dress lying in a basket. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with the Two Lilies B motif and an embossed red velvet liner.

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