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Image Not Available for Frances Maria Rice Hitchcock with Unidentified Girl
Frances Maria Rice Hitchcock with Unidentified Girl
Image Not Available for Frances Maria Rice Hitchcock with Unidentified Girl

Frances Maria Rice Hitchcock with Unidentified Girl

Dateabout 1850
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype and watercolor on silver-coated copperplate in brass nonpareil mat with glass coversheet in embossed leather and wood case with velvet pad and brass clasps
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/4 x 2 3/4in. (8.3 x 7cm)
Component (case height x width): 3 7/8 x 3 3/16in. (9.8 x 8.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Sally Pullman
DescriptionThree-quarter-length studio portrait of two young girls, probably sisters. The girls wear identical floral print dresses and have their arms around each other. The edge of a chair or backrest is visible at the right.

The leather-covered case is embossed with a bouquet of flowers, including a rose, in a nonpareil panel surrounded by a double rule. The same design appears on the front and back of the case.

The red velvet pad is embossed with a bouquet of flowers surrounded by a floral border.
Object number2002.10.3
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