Object Details
Subject of
Unidentified
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Child or Children
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.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1839-1865
Object number
2011.155.146
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
daguerreotypes
portraits
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)
Place collected
United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Children
Motherhood
Photography
Women
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.155.146