Portrait of a Young Boy

Photograph

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Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Portrait of a Young Boy

Entry/Object ID

2020.442

Description

slightly chubby face standing next to ornate chair, holding on for support, holding a top hat, hair combed to side

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1840

Dimensions

Height

4-5/8 in

Width

3-5/8 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: quarter

Condition

Notes

Case: hinge taped with electrical tape, edge underneath image beginning to separate, velvet discolored Image: surface dotted with flecks of gold and red, badly oxidized around edges