Portrait of an Infant Girl

Photograph

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Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Portrait of an Infant Girl

Entry/Object ID

2020.166

Description

Sitting on a table cloth, wearing a white lacy off-the-shoulder dress and a necklace, hair is parted in middle with small curls pressed against face along hair line

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Keenan

Role

Photographer

Studio

248 South Second St., Philadelphia

Date made

circa 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Stamp

Location

in velvet

Transcription

Keenan 248 South Second St Philad

Material/Technique

Embossed

Dimensions

Dimension Description

1/6 plate, oval

Height

3-5/8 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Depth

11/16 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Type

Fading

Notes

crisp

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Condition Type

Wear, Fading

Materials

Velvet

Parts

Case

Notes

hinge: repaired