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Hidden mother with child
Hidden mother with child
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Hidden mother with child

Permanent ID:
6634
Date:
circa 1850
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Seated woman [obscured] with long dark hair wearing a long sleeved patterned dress holding a child on her lap, the child wearing a shoulder baring, belted, light colored dress, and holding something in his or her hand. Preserver: Stiff & heavy (1847-50). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: [none].
Format:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Width: 7.1 cm, Height: 8.3 cm (image)
Width: 2 25/32 in, Height: 3 9/32 in (image)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes
Library of Congress Subjects:
Daguerreotype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85035408]
Portrait photography--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2010107725]