Nude child on table
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 2 3/4 × 3 1/4 inches (6.99 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 6 3/8 × 3 5/8 × 3/8 inches (16.21 × 9.22 × 0.97 cm)
Case (closed): 3 1/2 × 3 5/8 × 5/8 inches (8.89 × 9.22 × 1.6 cm)
Case (open): 6 3/8 × 3 5/8 × 3/8 inches (16.21 × 9.22 × 0.97 cm)
Case (closed): 3 1/2 × 3 5/8 × 5/8 inches (8.89 × 9.22 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.44.21
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn pate verso, modern paper seal, in black marker: "Swedlund / 6/2/12"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of nude child with rosy cheeks and necklace with gold embelishment; seated in profile. This sixth plate daguerreotype with decorative brass mat is housed in leather case (detached lid) with embossed burgundy velvet liner. The brown case is decorated with gold trim and a floral design in the center.ProvenanceWith the Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO by 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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