The intricate lace, fabric textures, and styling of children's clothing in the 1850s.
The "hand-colored" aspect is notable for its subtlety, using fine pigments to add pink hues to the girl's face and possibly gold accents to jewelry or details on her dress. Format: As a quarter-plate daguerreotype (roughly 5423290_050.jpg
You can view the full record and high-resolution details of this artwork through The Met's Open Access Collection. The intricate lace, fabric textures, and styling of