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Child wearing a light sailor suit
Child wearing a light sailor suit
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Child wearing a light sailor suit

Permanent ID:
7276
Date:
circa 1887
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Child seated on a decorated cushion atop an elaborate wicker posing chair, wearing a white long-sleeved sailor suit with a black tie, dark stockings and boots, hair cut in bangs over the forehead, with a broad brimmed sailor hat made of straw. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Elliptical with pebbled finish (1839- mid 1840s). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with with a limited quantity "Medallion of Three Roses" design [Plate 128 page 120 of "American Miniature Case Art" by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969)] both front and back, with a gilded edge trim on both the exterior and interior; with a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with a floral design (ca. 1857).
Format:
Tintypes
Dimensions:
Width: 6.1 cm, Height: 8.2 cm (image)
Width: 2 13/32 in, Height: 3 7/32 in (image)
Width: 8.0 cm, Height: 9.2 cm, Depth: 1.8 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/8 in, Height: 3 5/8 in, Depth: 23/32 in (case)
Collection:
Tintypes of unidentified children
Library of Congress Subjects:
Portrait photography--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2010107725]
Tintype [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85135543]
Photography of children [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85101337]