Sixth Plate

FROM THE CHURCH? A baby held by mom’s arm sat very still while wearing what might have been a white Christening dress. The fabric behind the child most likely masked the metal tines of a head restraint. The woman?s offspring was held in rapt attention by someone near the camera and while one chubby hand was in motion, the kid?s head was quite frozen so that those cute facial features were accurately recorded on the fine archivally sealed sixth plate that is kept in a beautiful complete leather case. Mat marks are visible along the bottom in the oxidation.