Daguerreotype
Name/Title
DaguerreotypeEntry/Object ID
SS.91.20 a-bDescription
Unidentified middle-aged man seated with child: both facing forward, man has receding hair line and long brown sideburns, wearing black coat, vest, and necktie, white shirt with turned up collar. Child seated in man's lap, light hair parted on right side, wearing white with print shirt, scalloped edges, light-colored pants with white scalloped trim, face is kind of blurry, and not smiling. Case- gold scalloped mat, embossed gold metal edge, red velvet trim, brown leather with gold trim case, b-lid to dag., red velvet with floral pattern, gold trim, brown pattern of harp and floral pattern on front, two brass hook closures; Bottom left stamped: "Wall & Co." and bottom right stamped: "559 BWay.N.Y., 559 B.WAY.N.Y."Artwork Details
Medium
glass, brass, metal, Leather, Paper, Glass, Brass, Metal, Leather, PaperSubject Person or Organization
UnknownCollection
Sunnyside Object CollectionMade/Created
Manufacturer
Wall & CompanyInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
SS.91.20
SS.91.20 A-B
SS.91.20a-b