[Mother and boy]

[Mother and boy]

Photograph

[Mother and boy]

ca. 1850
Daguerreotype with applied color
Image: 2 1/2 × 2 1/8 in. (6.4 × 5.4 cm) (1/6 plate)
Case: 3 7/8 × 3 1/2 × 7/8 in. (9.8 × 8.9 × 2.2 cm)
1969.0202.0042
Inscriptions Inscribed in pen on applied label on spine of case: 377
Entry 377 in Mackay's notebook (located in library): Daguerreotype of mother & little boy in fine gutta percha case with gold leave impression of $10 gold piece on either side. From Mr. Nivisoon of Webster, N.Y. coin collector. (1.10)
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