Name/Title
Portrait of a Young BoyEntry/Object ID
2020.280Description
seated in chair next to wooden table, book on table, face is in sharp focus but rest of body slightly out of focus, wearing white shirt and black jacket with one button fastenedPhotograph Details
Type of Photograph
DaguerreotypeMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownRole
PhotographerDate made
circa 1840Dimensions
Height
3-5/8 inWidth
3-1/4 inDepth
5/8 inDimension Notes
Format: oval
Plate size: sixthCondition
Notes
Case: hinge taped with electrical tape, one clasp no longer functional
Image: very faded, outlines in dark areas have disappeared, oxidized around edges
