Left: husband and wife holding hands; Right: son and daughter stand side-by-side. Husband and wife taken from different distance and possibly taken earlier. Children frontal and closer up and perhaps taken later. Daguerreotypes. Dorros Collection.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Daguerreotype
Subject
Husband and wife, and son and daughter diptych
Made/Created
Artist
Unknown
Date made
circa 1839 - 1860
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Case dimensions
Height
6-1/4 in
Width
3-13/16 in
Dimension Notes
Plate size: Sixth plates
Condition
Reason for Exam
Inventory
Date Examined
Nov 12, 2021
Examined By
Sandra Dorros
Notes
Case: early plastic case. Front: "Draped Basket of Flowers" p.11 2-3 Book of Flowers, Nineteenth Century Photographic cases & Wall Frames by Paul Berg. Case scarce; Back: "The Faithful Hound " Littlefield, Parsons & Co from Union Cases, Clifford and Michele Krainik with Carl Walvoord (Smithsonian Institute). Photo: John S.Craig, note: Floyd and Marion Rinhart note design taken from painting by Johann Gellent. Case scarce
