Euphemia Maxwell and her eldest son Andrew (Caption: Euphemia and eldest son Andrew)

Reference Number2008.0029DescriptionA daguerreotype set in a case with a lid, made of wood covered with a fine black leather. The case opens like a book and has 2 metal hooks on the side to close. The inside of the case is lined with a navy velvet imprinted with a pattern of scrolls around the outer border and with an urn in the centre. The daguerreotype is mounted under a gold metal surround with an oval opening, set under glass, and an ornately decorated fine gold coloured metal frame around the edge of this on top of the glass. The image is a studio portrait of Euphemia Ballinghall Maxwell and her eldest son, Andrew James Maxwell. Inside the case is a note with: "Mrs. E. B. Maxwell & eldest son Andrew James", written in pencil on it.Physical DescriptionDocumentary Artifact. Daguerreotype

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AcknowledgementThe Elms Foundation Image Collection 2008.0029

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Part of Photograph CollectionThe Elms Foundation Image Collection

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Euphemia Maxwell and her eldest son Andrew (Caption: Euphemia and eldest son Andrew)

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