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Mother and Child

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gold-framed oval daguerreotype of a woman and a child. The woman has dark wavy hair; she wears a dark, patterned dress with a short sleeve and a wide lace trim; she holds a toddler. The toddler wears a pink dress with horizontal stripes; the toddler's hair is pulled back; the toddler's left arm hangs down. The frame has a thin inner border of twisted gold metal and a thicker outer border of raised, repeating gold filigree. The frame's outer edge has red velvet. The image background is dark gray. Mother and Child. Artist is unknown.

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783 × 900 px
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