Cabinet card of an unidentified child wearing a christening gown

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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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