[Boy with Baby and Dog]

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[Boy with Baby and Dog]

Date1860s

MediumTintype

DimensionsImage: 3 7/16 × 2 5/16 in. (8.8 × 5.9 cm)
Sheet: 3 7/16 × 2 5/16 in. (8.8 × 5.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Charles Schwartz

Object number2018.153

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Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

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.

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