Portrait of Two Young Children

Photograph

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Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Portrait of Two Young Children

Entry/Object ID

2020.114

Description

Seated next to each other; one (probably a boy) wears all black with lace collar and rests a hand on the other's shoulder (probably a girl)

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1840

Dimensions

Dimension Description

1/6 plate

Height

3-11/16 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Depth

5/8 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Condition Type

Break

Parts

Case

Notes

hinge: taped together glass: spotted

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Poor

Condition Type

Oxidation, Fading

Parts

Image

Notes

around edges almost transparent