Post-Mortem photograph of a Child
Moses W. Emerson, American, 1831 - 1887
M. W. Emerson, Lowell, Massachusetts, American, active 19th century
mid 19th century
Albumen print mounted on gold-edged board
Image: 5 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (14 × 10.5 cm)
Mount: 6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in. (16.3 × 10.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Jon Gilbert Fox
2019.54.11
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Printed, in gold ink, on mount, lower margin: Emerson [underlined] 21 Central Street, / LOWELL, MASS.
Provenance
Jon Gilbert Fox, Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 2019.
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