Girl Reclining on Couch with Doll, with Seated Man

Artist Burnham (American, active 1850s)

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 number2005.37.132

SignedOn mat recto, lower right, stamped: "BURNHAM."

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DescriptionImage of a young girl reclining on a couch with a doll in her arms. She smiles and rests her head on her arm. A seated man with a beard and full suit looks down at her. This quarter plate partially cased daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat inside of the tray of a case with gold tooling and a floral motif.

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