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Unknown maker — Untitled (Post Mortem Portrait of a Baby)

Unknown maker

Untitled (Post Mortem Portrait of a Baby)

1855

Infant mortality was tragically common in the 19th century, making post-mortem photographs like this daguerreotype precious family keepsakes.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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

Infant mortality was tragically common in the 19th century, making post-mortem photographs like this daguerreotype precious family keepsakes.

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

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Historic, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Somber, Baby, Portrait, Post-Mortem, Black and White, Daguerreotype

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