Cabinet card of an unidentified child wearing a christening gown
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Cabinet card of an unidentified child wearing a christening gown

Adt & Brother Portrait Studio, American, founded 1886 · 1890s

albumen and silver on paper on card mount
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

This cabinet card has a photographic print of an unidentified infant wearing a long christening gown and seated on a piece of furniture covered in a blanket or rug with a dark ground and light woven floral pattern. The child clasps its hands in its lap. The text "Adt. Waterbury, Conn." is printed along the bottom of the card mount. The reverse of the card mount has printed text reading "Adt. / The ADT & BROTHER / PORTRAIT / STUDIO / 56 BANK ST., WATERBURY, / CONN. / Manufacturers / of Picture Frames / DUPLICATES / AT REDUCED RATES."

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