Children with Dolls and a Dog: Museum Object and Cultural History
Children with Dolls and a Dog: date made: ca 1890. maker: Hussey, Walter J.. Object Name: glass plate negative.
The object in the museum catalogue
Glass plate negative made by Walter J. Hussey, circa 1890. Two children, one dog, and four dolls sitting on a porch. The young girl has her hand on the dog.
The collection in the Photographic History Collection consists of over two hundred glass plate negatives made by Walter J. Hussey (1865-1959). These glass plate negatives consist of daily life in and around Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Mr. Hussey's friends and family, studio portraits, his trips to the Washington, D.C. area, and Florida.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: ca 1890
- maker: Hussey, Walter J.
- Object Name: glass plate negative
- Object Name: photograph
- Physical Description: glass (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 5 in x 8 in; 12.7 cm x 20.32 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 2011.0090.28
- accession number: 2011.0090
- catalog number: 2011.0090.28
- Credit Line: Gift from Walter John Hussey
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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