portrait of a family, unknown maker from the United States

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portrait of a family , circa 1855
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: ambrotype
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 8.3 x 10.8 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 1973.0005.i
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Label texts

Exhibition Label:
"The Family in Photography," Dec-1997, Stefanie Vigil
The members of this family are divided along gender lines. This arrangement reflects the way in which the nineteenth-century family worked, with the daughter under the mother's supervision while the son would be expected to help the father.

Exhibitions

The Family in Photography
Stefanie Vigil, curator
1997–1998