Child Standing on a Chair Holding Flowers, with Mother

c. 1855

daguerreotype, quarter-plate

15.4 × 12.7 cm (6.1 × 5 in)

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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.

FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Images of children were especially treasured in 1850s France, when one in four children died before reaching their fifth birthday.

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Images of children were especially treasured in 1850s France, when one in four children died before reaching their fifth birthday.

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