Seated child in pattern printed dress daguerreotype, circa 1850-1859
Permanent ID:
6433Date:
1850sImage Description:
Image: 1/4 plate; Seated child with hair parted in the center and falling in loose waves around the face to her shoulders, wearing a pattern printed dress with a grow-tuck near the hem, and a white pinafore with matching patterned epaulettes, white stockings and dark shoes with straps, color applied to his or her cheeks. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a geometric design on the front only, with an interior gilded edge trim, an eggplant purple pinchpad, and a ruby red velvet cushion embossed with a geometric design (ca. 1850).Inscription:
(embossed on brass): J. GURNEY / 399 BROADWAY (Bottom two corners of mat)Format:
DaguerreotypeDimensions:
Width: 8.2 cm, Height: 10.7 cm (image)Width: 3 7/32 in, Height: 4 7/32 in (image)
Width: 9.4 cm, Height: 11.8 cm, Depth: 2.0 cm (case)
Width: 3 11/16 in, Height: 4 21/32 in, Depth: 13/16 in (case)