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Untitled (postmortem portrait of infant) by Unidentified Artist

Untitled (postmortem portrait of infant)

Unidentified Artist

c. 1850

Hand-colored sixth plate daguerreotype

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A hand-colored daguerreotype shows a deceased infant lying on its back, dressed in a blue patterned garment and resting on a white pillow. The infant's eyes are closed, and its hands are clasped. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts

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pillow centered symmetry shallow space frontal view infant postmortem portrait child clothing gold yellow cream white

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