Woman and Child

Jeremiah Gurney, Woman and Child, ca. 1852-1858, daguerreotype with applied color, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.58
Jeremiah Gurney, Woman and Child, ca. 1852-1858, daguerreotype with applied color, plate: 3 3⁄8 x 2 3⁄4 in. (8.6 x 7.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.58
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Artwork Details

Title
Woman and Child
Artist
Date
ca. 1852-1858
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
plate: 3 3⁄8 x 2 3⁄4 in. (8.6 x 7.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums Description
daguerreotype with applied color
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — domestic — nursemaid
  • African American
  • Figure group — female and child
Object Number
1994.91.58
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1994.91.58

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