Boy with Bow and Arrow

Dateca. 1846-1848

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 3/8 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 inches (11.11 × 19.05 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 3/8 × 3 3/4 × 1/2 inches (11.11 × 9.53 × 1.27 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.88

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn case verso, upper left, white label, in pencil: "46"; On case verso, lower left, in black and blue pen: "29 / USTYX"; On case verso, lower right, in blue pen: "C.S. / 44B".

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DescriptionImage of a young boy seated in a chair clutching a bow and arrow. His hair is parted on the side and covers his ears. He's wearing a jacket with shiny buttons and a collared shirt with striped pants. This quarter plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a unique oval gold colored mat inside of a case with The Grecian Urn motif and a pink silk liner.

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