| Creator |
Root, M. A. (Marcus Aurelius), 1808-1888 photographer. |
| Title |
[The Little Family] [graphic] / Root's Gallery 140 Chestnut St. Philada. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1850 |
| Date |
ca. 1850 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; Full plate. |
| Description |
Arthur W. Little is holding his son, Arthur H. (3 1/2 years old) on his lap. His wife, Martha is holding their son, William
A. (2 years old) who is sitting on a table. Both boys are wearing the same patterned clothes. Arthur Little was a successful
Philadelphia silk goods merchant. Martha may be pregnant.
|
| Notes |
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project. |
|
Pad: Purple velvet embossed Root's Gallery 140 Chestnut St. Philada. |
|
Mat: Ornamented octagonal. |
|
Case: Leather. A small circle is within a larger circle. Both are enclosed within an ornamented diamond. Octagonal border.
No design on verso. Accompanied by manuscript note: Taken about 1850. Mr. & Mrs. A.W. Little. & sons. Arthur H. 3 1/2 years.
Wm. A. 2 [years].
|
|
LCP Annual Report for 1997, pgs. 47-48 for a description of this daguerreotype and information about Marcus A. Root, as well
as conjecture of Martha Little's pregnancy.
|
| Subject |
Little, Arthur Williamson, 1819-1898. |
|
Merchants. |
| Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1840-1850. |
|
Portrait photographs -- 1840-1850. |
|
Photograph cases -- 1840-1850. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos [P.9529] |
| Accession number |
P.9529 |
