Unknown Artist (20th Century) Portrait of a Military Family, 1850s Daguerreotype, half plate 5-1/2 x 4-1/2 inches (14.0 x 11.4 cm) (image/plate) An American officer in elaborate uniform with epaulettes, his sword sheathed and cradled between his legs, sits with his hand resting on the head of his youngest daughter, who holds a doll and a hoop toy. His wife and two other daughters, nicely dressed and well-groomed, pose casually at the left. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved