Man Holding Deceased Female Child
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1846-1848
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 11/16 × 8 9/16 × 3/8 inches (11.91 × 21.75 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 11/16 × 4 1/4 × 3/4 inches (11.91 × 10.8 × 1.91 cm)
Case (open): 4 11/16 × 8 9/16 × 3/8 inches (11.91 × 21.75 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 11/16 × 4 1/4 × 3/4 inches (11.91 × 10.8 × 1.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.495
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DescriptionImage of man wearing a suit and tie holding a young girl in his lap. The girl is wearing a dark colored dress, fingerless gloves, and bows in her hair. A partially hidden figure holds a pillow behind the girl's head. This quarter plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case.
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