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Untitled (Portrait of Woman and Infant)
Image Not Available for Untitled (Portrait of Woman and Infant)

Untitled (Portrait of Woman and Infant)

Artist Jesse H. Whitehurst (American, 1820-1875)
Dateca. 1850-1859
MediumDaguerreotype
Dimensions4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (11.4 × 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineGift of Christina and George Kemp
Object number2018.43.66
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DescriptionAn intimate portrait of a mother holding her infant child. The woman wears a dark dress with white collar. Blue tinting has been applied to the baby’s dress. Delicate tinting to subject’s face and baby’s arms. Full leather case, Two Large Flowers design with Whitehurst’s spread eagle motif
listing six gallery locations embossed on the red velvet cushion. Quarter plate.
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