Unidentified Baby, Age 9 Months
Original OwnerProbably originally owned by
Butler family
American
PhotographerPhotographed by
David French
Date1869-1889
MediumPhotography; albumen print and watercolor on paper on carte-de-visite card
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 1/8in. (9.2 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 15/16 x 2 3/8in. (10 x 6cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 15/16 x 2 3/8in. (10 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionStudio bust-length portrait of a baby. Right arm possibly blurred from movement.
Object number2002.4.1
InscribedOn verso, at top, writting in pencil is illegible and mostly worn away. Along the side, in pencil, "Age / 9 months".NotesDate Note: Date of the image is based on the photographer's dates of business, taken from the Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin, Volume 47, Number 4; Winter 1982. The date of the image is probably closer to 1869. French lists himself as the successor to E. B. Everitt on verso of the image, and it appears to be printed onto Everitt' s old cards. Everitt is listed with an end date of 1869. (Carpenter 4/4/2002)Technique Note: Hand-coloring has been added to the baby's cheeks.
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Richard S. DeLamater
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