Half length portrait of a seated young girl. She wears a dress with elbow length under-sleeves. In both hands she holds an open book in her lap. She wears her hair in a middle parting with tight curls around her hairline. Plain background. Plate set into black Japanned frame, with gold coloured sight edge. Suspension loop intact, attached to the frame with a leaf and flower decorated mechanism.
young
girl
dress
book
centre parting
curls
plain background
chair
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1982-1191
IMAGE
daguerreotype
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Thurlow, Thomas
Thurlow, Thomas
1813
1899
Mainly remembered today as a sculptor. He was also a painter and exhibited at the Royal Academy.
Daguerreobase
National Media Museum, United Kingdom
Museum Conservation Services
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