Sarah Creighton, Julia Maria, and Harriet Cutler Peet

Dateca. 1846-1848

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 11/16 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 inches (11.91 × 19.05 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 11/16 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 inches (11.91 × 9.53 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.83

Signednone

InscribedOn paper note, pinned to velvet liner inside case, in black pen: "Julia Maria / Sarah Creighton / Harriet / Cutler / Peel -"

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DescriptionImage of three girls. The girl on the left stands with arms crossed and is wearing a dark dress with full skirt and lace collar. The girl in the center is the tallest and she is wearing a plaid dress. The girl on the right appears to be the youngest and she is wearing a checkered dress with fringe. This quarter plate cased daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat inside of a full leather case with Torch with Bow and Arrows motif and gold tooling. The embossed red velvet liner has a note identifying the sitters pinned to it. The same subjects appear in 2005.37.119.

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