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inches), it was a common size for family keepsakes and was usually protected behind glass in a decorative leather or thermoplastic case. Archival Significance

The "hand-colored" aspect is notable for its subtlety, using fine pigments to add pink hues to the girl's face and possibly gold accents to jewelry or details on her dress. Format: As a quarter-plate daguerreotype (roughly 5423290_050.jpg

The chemical transition of silver-plated copper into a mirror-like image. inches), it was a common size for family

The emergence of the "middle class" portrait, as photography made capturing one's likeness more accessible than painted commissions. The emergence of the "middle class" portrait, as

You can view the full record and high-resolution details of this artwork through The Met's Open Access Collection.

The filename typically refers to a high-resolution image of "Young Girl" (c. 1850) , a hand-colored quarter-plate daguerreotype held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City . Historical Context

The portrait features a young girl seated in a formal, static pose characteristic of the technical limitations of the time, which required subjects to remain perfectly still.