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441654
  • Title
    [Unidentified child, possibly Stephen family member, ca. 1860 - photographic portrait]
  • Call number
    MIN 208
  • Level of description
    series
  • Date

    ca. 1860 (dated from costume)
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    441654
  • Physical Description
    Photographs - 6.3 x 8.8 image (sight); 12 x 9.4 x 1.5 cm. (closed case) - 1/6 plate ambrotype, hand-coloured, horizontal format, in pinchbeck frame with glass front stored inside red velvet-lined seal skin case with elaborate floral motif on velvet and leaf design on hinged lid, and hooks and eyelets for closing mechanism.
  • Scope and Content
    The child in this portrait wears a white muslin dress with pin-tucking, a V-shaped plastron, ribbons on shoulder, and square-toed leather shoes.
  • Access Conditions

    Access via appointment
  • General note

    Centre parting of the hair usually indicates the sex of the child is female.
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