Boy
Artist
Unknown
CultureAmerican
DateNo Date
MediumNinth plate ambrotype
DimensionsOverall: 2 x 2 1/2 in. (5.1 x 6.4 cm)
InscribedTypewritten inside the case, under the image: " A.P. Critchlow & Co. Manufacturers of Daguerreotype cases. A.P.C. & Co. are the original inventors of the composition for the UNION CASE (so called) including all the various shades of color and fineness of texture peculiar to their manufacturer, and of the Embracing Riveted Hinges thus securing them from breaking out as do others that are inserted with or without a metal brace. Hinge patented October 14, 1856 and April 21, 1857."
Credit LineGift of Christina and Dr. George M. Kemp
Object number2001.39.19
On View
Not on viewProvenanceGift of Dr. and Mrs. George M. Kemp to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 2001.
