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Unknown Artist — Boy with hobby horse

Unknown Artist

Boy with hobby horse

1862

Hand-tinted ambrotype transforms a simple childhood portrait into a touching artifact of Victorian domestic life, with the hobby horse symbolizing both play and the era's craft traditions.

Medium
ambrotype, tinted, sixth plate

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Unknown Artist, Boy with hobby horse, 1862

Hand-tinted ambrotype transforms a simple childhood portrait into a touching artifact of Victorian domestic life, with the hobby horse symbolizing both play and the era's craft traditions.

Medium
ambrotype, tinted, sixth plate
Year
1862
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nostalgic, Vintage, Monochrome, Ambrotype, American, Child, Portrait

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago