Portrait of an Infant Girl

Name/Title

Portrait of an Infant Girl

Entry/Object ID

2020.304

Description

oval format created within the image - done by putting the image in a light oval against a black background, infant girl stands on chair, wearing white off-the-shoulder dress with bows on sleeves, vignetted

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1850

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

3-1/8 in

Depth

5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Format: oval Plate size: sixth

Condition

Notes

Case: top slightly warped Image: extremely oxidized, streak across lower part of body, hand tinting starting to spread