A mother and child studio portrait, ca. 1872.

Photograph

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A mother and child studio portrait, ca. 1872.

Entry/Object ID

2012.3.1.2

Description

A carte de visite studio portrait of a mother and baby, Valentine Wolfenstein, Los Angeles, ca. 1872. The image shows the woman, wearing a dark patterned dress with a lace neck holding the child, who is wearing a christening gown. On the reverse is the printed cartouche for the photographer, whose office was in the Temple Block. With a few very small stains, light soiling and minor edge abrasion, the condition is good.

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Carte-de-visites