Untitled (Diptych: Mother and Two Children)

Name/Title

Untitled (Diptych: Mother and Two Children)

Entry/Object ID

2022.413

Description

A young mother (left image) is seated with hands crossed in lap. She wears hair over her ears brooch and a double strand of pearls. (Right image) is young daughter seated holding a book with brother beside her with white collar. Crisp image.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

1856

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Case dimensions

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: Sixth

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 23, 2022

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Case: plastic A.P. Critchlow & Co. Union case; brass preserver: intact; brass mat: left mat heavy green corrosion overall; glass: white spots, pitting, abrasions, scratches; plate/image: oxidation, minor light brown staining at left photo.