Cleveland Museum of Art

Child Standing on a Chair Holding Flowers, with Mother

Date

c. 1855

Medium

daguerreotype, quarter-plate

Culture

France, 19th century

Department

Photography

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Until the mid-1850s the daguerreotype process was the method preferred by the commercial photographers willing to meet the ever-growing demand for likenesses of family and friends. This daguerreotype captures the patience of a mother and child, who were required to hold their poses for some time during the exposure of the silver-coated copper plate. Only the bouquet of flowers held by the child is slightly blurred. Characteristic of the technique, the details in the image—fabric, facial features, and accessories—are clearly defined.

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