Untitled (Seated Girl)
Artist
W.A. Retzer
(American)
CultureAmerican
Datecirca late 1840s
MediumDaguerreotype
Dimensions3 1/2 × 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm)
Signed"W. A. RETZER / DAGUERREOTYPIST / CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA" imprinted in velvet cushion
InscribedScovill Mfg. Co. plate mark
Credit LineGift of Christina and George Kemp
Object number2016.45.26
Not on view
DescriptionSixth Plate. Image of a young girl seated in a high chair, in a leather case with a single hook-and-eye closure. The case design features a spray of flowers contained in a semielliptical border.ProvenanceGeorge Kemp; gift to Chrysler Museum of Art, December 2016.
