Unidentified Boy (United States, 1840s)


Figure 1.-- Here we have a wonderful Dagerroetype cased portrait of a mother and her young child, probably 3-4 years old. We are not sure if the child is a boy or girl, but the child looks like a boy to us. The child wears a print dress dress with a low neckline. We find it difficult to destinguosh between 1840s and 50s dags, but this one could be from the 1840s. We think the simplicity of the frame is a possible factor. The low-neckline dress is another fctor. The woman's dress and hair style can also be used to date the image, but these aee not areas in which we are well informed.

Here we have a wonderful Dagerroetype cased portrait of a mother and her young child, probably 3-4 years old. We are not sure if the child is a boy or girl, but the child looks like a boy to us. The child wears a print dress dress with a low neckline. We find it difficult to destinguosh between 1840s and 50s dags, but this one could be from the 1840s. We think the simplicity of the frame is a possible factor. The low-neckline dress is another fctor. The woman's dress and hair style can also be used to date the image, but these aee not areas in which we are well informed.







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