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Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Scanned from a slide.  Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Two Children (Brother And Sister)
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Scanned from a slide.  Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Photographed by Scott Wolff. Scanned from a slide. Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Two Children (Brother And Sister)

Artist Unknown
CultureAmerican
Date1858
MediumHalf plate daguerreotype
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (11.4 x 14 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number88.145
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a half plate daguerreotype photograph.

Label TextAmerican Two Children (Brother and Sister), 1858 Half plate daguerreotype Museum purchase 88.145 Exhibition History"A History of Photography: 15 Years of Photography at the Chrysler Museum," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA; September 11, 1993-March 6, 1994. "20/20: Fashion in Photography," The Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, September 23, 1999 - January 2, 2000. "Portraying a Nation: American Portrait Photography, 1850-2010," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, August 25, 2010 - September 11, 2011.