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Sixth Plate Daguerreotype, Young Girl with Flutina

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A young girl stands as the full-length subject of this sixth plate daguerreotype, likely produced in the early-to-mid 1850s based on the dress silhouette and studio furnishings visible in the frame. The process is daguerreotype, housed in a leather case embossed with a central eagle-and-grapevine motif surrounded by dense foliate scrollwork. No photographer's imprint is visible. The subject is unidentified.

The girl wears a dark bodice over a light patterned skirt with decorative trim at the hem, a large white bow at her collar, and lace-trimmed sleeves. White stockings and dark ankle-strap shoes complete the outfit. She holds a small flutina — an early bellows-driven free-reed instrument — clasped across her midsection, and a studio prop table to her left displays a row of decorative knobs consistent with period portrait furniture.

The flutina was a precursor to the concertina and accordion family, popular in Europe and America during the 1840s and 1850s, making its appearance here a rare and specific detail for a child's portrait of this period. Its inclusion suggests the instrument held personal or musical significance for the subject or her family.

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