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for Unidentified Mother and Child
Unidentified Mother and Child
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Datec. 1850-1865
Medium(a) Photography, tintype
(b) Paper, pencil
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions ((a) overall height x width): 3 1/4 × 2 1/2in. (8.3 × 6.4cm)
Primary Dimensions ((b) overall height x width): 3 × 5 1/4in. (7.6 × 13.3cm)
Primary Dimensions ((b) overall height x width): 3 × 5 1/4in. (7.6 × 13.3cm)
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth D. Welling
Description(a) Tintype of an unidentified mother and child.
(b) Envelope the tintype was found in.
(b) Envelope the tintype was found in.
Object number1936.35.45a-b
CopyrightNo Known Copyright
Inscribed(a) Handwritten in black ink on label affixed to back: "This picture was found upon / the battlefield of Monday. / There seems to be quite an / expression of sadness in / the face of the mother. / Oh! how dreadful / are the realities of War."(b) Handwritten in pencil on front of envelope: "Taken from the battlefield / Given to / Ms James Dixon / by / Capt Thatcher / 14th U.S. Infantry / Regular [illegible] / 46871"
Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewabout 1863-1864
c. 1850-1890