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Child Standing on a Chair Holding Flowers, with Mother

c. 1855

France, 19th century

Medium
daguerreotype, quarter-plate
Measurements
Image: 9.2 x 7.1 cm (3 5/8 x 2 13/16 in.); Framed: 15.4 x 12.7 cm (6 1/16 x 5 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1999.23
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Location
Not on view
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Description

Until the mid-1850s the daguerreotype process was the method preferred by the commercial photographers willing to meet the ever-growing demand for likenesses of family and friends. This daguerreotype captures the patience of a mother and child, who were required to hold their poses for some time during the exposure of the silver-coated copper plate. Only the bouquet of flowers held by the child is slightly blurred. Characteristic of the technique, the details in the image—fabric, facial features, and accessories—are clearly defined.

Child Standing on a Chair Holding Flowers, with Mother

c. 1855

France, 19th century

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