[Child with Puppies]

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • [Child with Puppies]
Date1860s
MediumTintype
DimensionsImage: 3 9/16 × 2 1/2 in. (9 × 6.4 cm)
Sheet: 3 9/16 × 2 1/2 in. (9 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles Schwartz
Object number2018.144
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionWith each exposure lasting approximately five seconds—a blink compared to those of early daguerreotypes—and prices ranging from 15 to 25 cents, the tintype facilitated the creation of portraits by and for the working class. Many sitters chose to include tools of their trade, friends or family, or even, in the case of these charming examples, man’s best friend. Dogs have been a welcome and willing portrait subject since the beginning of the medium, but new technologies and reduced exposure times made it easier to capture a fidgety canine.
ProvenanceCharles Schwartz; given to MFAH, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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