id:			162300
accession number:	2002.34
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2002.34
updated:		2023-08-23 23:56:38.409000

Francis Wayland Sherman at the Age of 2 Years 10 Months, 1862. H.N. Roberts (American, active 1860s). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 18.6 x 13.3 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/4 in.); mounted: 25.1 x 19.9 cm (9 7/8 x 7 13/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2002.34

title:				Francis Wayland Sherman at the Age of 2 Years 10 Months
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creation date:			1862
creation date earliest:		1862
creation date latest:		1862
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	America, 19th century
technique:	albumen print from wet collodion negative
department:	Photography
collection:	Photography
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* H.N. Roberts (American, active 1860s)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 18.6 x 13.3 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/4 in.); Mounted: 25.1 x 19.9 cm (9 7/8 x 7 13/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	written in brown ink on verso: "Francis Wayland Sherman/ Taken at the age of 2 yrs + 10 mos."

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection of American Photography
	opening date:   2003-04-26T00:00:00
	<i>Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection of American Photography</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 26-September 10, 2003).

	title:		Cheating Death: Portrait Photography’s First Half Century
	opening date:   2016-10-22T04:00:00
	<i>Cheating Death: Portrait Photography’s First Half Century</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 22, 2016-February 5, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
An inscription on the back of this photograph records the sitter’s identity and age. Because he belonged to a prominent family, it was possible to learn through research that he grew up in Ludlow, Vermont, the son of a successful businessman with pharmaceutical and music enterprises that he later managed. The rocking horse, a favorite toy of Victorian nurseries, may have belonged to the wealthy child or have been a prop in the photographer’s studio. This is an especially luxurious example. Dappled gray rocking horses were the most popular in that era, having been favored by Queen Victoria for her children’s nursery.
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