overall, framed photo: 1/2 in x 3 3/4 in x 3 3/8 in; 1.27 cm x 9.525 cm x 8.5725 cm
overall, piece of glass: 1/8 in x 3 1/4 in x 2 7/8 in; .3175 cm x 8.255 cm x 7.3025 cm
Object Name:
photograph
case, photograph
Place made:
United States: Virginia, Alexandria
Date made:
1840-1845
Description:
Half-cased portrait of a seated child, body and gaze turned slightly to the viewer's right, wearing white pantaloons, a patterned dress, and a hat or bonnet with wide plaid ribbon tied in a bow under the chin. Cheeks hand-tinted pink. Daguerreotype, octagonal pebble-textured mat and glass are loose; placed in the back half of a hinged case covered in brown leather stamped with an oval design. No marks.