Untitled (Locket—Three Plates: Man, Boy and a Girl)
Entry/Object ID
2021.425
Description
Family portraits—locket with room for four images: father, daughter wearing red beads and young son in plaid jacket. Fourth image missing—mother(?). Watch fob style locket engraved C.N.W. one one side and a landscape with town engraved on the other side.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Daguerreotype
Subject
Family portraits—locket
Made/Created
Artist
Unknown
Date made
circa 1839 - 1860
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Engraving
Location
Case exterior
Transcription
C.N.W.
Notes
Initials engraved on one side, and a landscape with a town engraved on the other
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Locket (not including bow/ring)
Diameter
1-3/8 in
Dimension Notes
Round
Condition
Reason for Exam
Inventory
Date Examined
Nov 12, 2021
Examined By
Sandra Dorros
Notes
Glass over image of the man is cracked, and the possible fourth image is missing—mother(?)
