File:Daguerreotype of likely family group, approximately 1839-1840 (PORTRAITS 1643).jpg

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English: Daguerreotype of likely family group, approximately 1839-1840   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Daguerreotype of likely family group, approximately 1839-1840
Description
English:

Quarter-plate daguerreotype. Protected in brown thermoplastic (varnish/shellac, sawdust, pigments) Union case with classical motifs (delicate acanthus scrolls, tiny cherub heads in center oval medallion). Case created by A.P. Critchlow & Co. (Florence, Massachusetts), circa 1856-1857. Original component parts, created circa early 1850s: clear protective glass plate, brass rounded-corner rectangular mat ("double elliptical") stamped with crosshatching, narrow embossed decorative brass preserver, deep maroon velvet cover. PH Coll 500.DA1

Appears to be husband, wife and three children.

  • Subjects (LCSH): Men--United States--Portraits; Women--United States--Portraits; Young men--United States--Portraits; Young women--United States--Portraits; Girls--United States--Portraits
Date circa between 1839 and 1840
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1839-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1840-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
English: 3-1/8 x 4-1/8 in.
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
1643
Source
English: Portraits Collection
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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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POR1599

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