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Algernon Sidney Roberts, III around the age of 2 years daguerreotype, 1857 [one of two]

Image: 1/6 plate; Young child seated on a plush chair, wearing a shoulder-baring dress tied at the shoulders, short white stockings and dark shoes. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Nonpariel with sandy finish (1840s). Case: Leather-covered wood frame embossed with a reverse of Pretlove's scarc...

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Main Authors: Root's Gallery (Creator), Van Loan, Samuel (Creator)
Collection:Roberts family Photographs (#3652)
Date:1857
Dimensions:7.0 x 8.3 cm
2 3/4 x 3 9/32 in
8.0 x 9.1 cm
3 1/8 x 3 19/32 in
Format: Electronic
Subjects and Genres:
Daguerreotype
Copyright:Public domain
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6888
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Summary: Image: 1/6 plate; Young child seated on a plush chair, wearing a shoulder-baring dress tied at the shoulders, short white stockings and dark shoes. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Nonpariel with sandy finish (1840s). Case: Leather-covered wood frame embossed with a reverse of Pretlove's scarce floral design (Berg No. 5-670) on the front only, with a red velvet pinchpad and a red velvet cushion embossed with the photorapher's studio name and address (late 1840s).

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