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1840s
HGO-01-004-A-2 [Drawer 44 in old database]
GUSN-254011
Portrait of a mother in an elaborate print dress. Her arm is around a young son, about 3 years old. Image by John Plumbe Jr., a maverick daguerreotypist who operated an extensive chain during the 1840s.
portraits
children (people by age group)
mothers
women (female humans)
portrait format
daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs
Mat: "PLUMBE" was stamped on the lower right corner. (MAT) PLUMBE
DagID 361
1 daguerreotype
PC005
Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865
PC005.D06.123
3 1/4 x 2 3/4 (HxW)(inches)
3 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 5/8 (HxWxD)(inches)
John Jr. Plumbe (Photographer)
Plumbe, John, Jr. (Photographer)
daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs
Item
HGO-01-004-A-2 [Drawer 44 in old database]
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