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Unknown maker — Untitled (Post-Mortem Portrait of a Girl)

Unknown maker

Untitled (Post-Mortem Portrait of a Girl)

1855

Victorian mourning rituals often included commissioning photographic portraits of the deceased, particularly children, as lasting mementos for grieving families.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Post-Mortem Portrait of a Girl), 1855

Victorian mourning rituals often included commissioning photographic portraits of the deceased, particularly children, as lasting mementos for grieving families.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1855
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, American, Solemn, Portrait, Daguerreotype

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