Portrait of an Infant Girl

Photograph

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Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Portrait of an Infant Girl

Entry/Object ID

2020.195

Description

Seated in high chair, hair worn in one curl on top of head, wearing black off-the-shoulder dress with stripes along the bottom, wearing bracelet

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1855

Dimensions

Dimension Description

1/6 plate

Height

3-5/8 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Depth

5/8 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Condition Type

Tear, Delamination

Parts

Case

Notes

hinge: slightly torn top: edge above image is separating

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Condition Type

Fading, Oxidation

Parts

Image

Notes

crisp, beginning around edges