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Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Augusta Reed, Died At 18
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Augusta Reed, Died At 18

Artist Julian Vannerson (American, b. 1827)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1856
MediumNinth plate daguerreotype
DimensionsOverall: 2 x 2 1/2 in. (5.1 x 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Christina and Dr. George M. Kemp
Object number2001.30
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a ninth plate daguerreotype. This is a portrait of a young girl, about ten years old, in a ninth plate daguerreotype. Her hair is in curled locks and she wears a floral dress with short flared sleeves.

ProvenanceDr. and Mrs. George M. Kemp; Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George M. Kemp to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 2001.