Subject of
Unidentified
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Child or Children
Date
1839-1865
Medium
silver on copper photographic plates with wood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3 11/16 × 3 1/4 × 1/2 in. (9.4 × 8.3 × 1.3 cm)
Description
Daguerreotype of a woman wearing a floral checked patterned blouse. The woman looks straight ahead at the camera and holds a baby on her lap. The baby wears a dress with a light colored dot pattern. The portrait is in front of a plain grey background. The daguerreotype is an a black painted wood frame with decorative painted gold edging in the center around the photograph. The back of the frame features a carved scroll and floral motif. The paint has worn off at the raised edges of the design.
Place collected
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
daguerreotypes
portraits
Topic
Children
Motherhood
Photography
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.155.146
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c0cd881f-ab12-4c6d-a186-712a76e4e9e3

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