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Untitled (A Woman in Bonnet and Shawl, with her Seated Son)

A work made of daguerreotype.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of daguerreotype.

Date:

c. 1850

Artist:

Albert Sands Southworth (American, 1811-1894)
and Josiah Johnson Hawes (American, 1808-1901)

About this artwork

Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes, two of the most important daguerreotypists of the 19th century, created portraits for the social and financial elite. They preferred to work with so-called full plates—the largest standard size available—for which they charged accordingly. The full-plate size was especially difficult to handle and develop uniformly. To improve their results, Southworth and Hawes patented innovations for both the camera and the preparation of the plate, including lenses that eliminated distortion of the image and a swinging plate holder that allowed them to polish their plates to perfection.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Southworth & Hawes

Title

Untitled (A Woman in Bonnet and Shawl, with her Seated Son)

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1845–1855

Medium

Daguerreotype

Dimensions

Plate: 21.5 × 16.5 cm (8 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Leonian Charitable Trust

Reference Number

2018.17

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