Portrait of an Infant Girl

Photograph

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Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Portrait of an Infant Girl

Entry/Object ID

2020.297

Description

seated in high chair, wearing a black off-the-shoulder dress, holding an object in lap that resembles a Daguerreotype

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1850

Dimensions

Height

3-5/8 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Depth

11/16 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: sixth

Condition

Notes

Case: hinge tearing on inside, black ribbon glued to exterior hinge Image: very faded - dark areas becoming transparent