Untitled (Mother and Daughter)
Artist
William Abbott Pratt
(American, born 1818)
CultureAmerican
Datecirca 1850s
MediumDaguerreotype
Dimensions4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (12.1 × 9.5 cm)
InscribedEmbossed on velvet cushion-- "PRATT'S / Va. GALLERY / 145 MAIN St. / RICHMOND."
Credit LineGift of Christina and George Kemp
Object number2016.45.21
Not on view
DescriptionOlder mother with young girl in a leather case with double hook-and-eye closures. The woman wears a bonnet with flowers and a wide blue tinted ribbon. The case design features an intricate splay of flowers with thin gold borders. The spine of the case is broken.ProvenanceGeorge Kemp; gift to Chrysler Museum of Art, December 2016.
