Portrait of a child with book on column

Former TitleChild with book on pillar

Artist Rensselaer E. Churchill (American, 1820 - 1892)

Dateca. 1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches (10.8 x 8.26 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.455

InscribedSignature Signed in artist's hand In plate, at edge of book

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Description1/4 plate hand-colored daguerreotype of a child with book on a pillar; housed in a full leather case; signed in plate on edge of book.

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