ca. 1847, [Dentist and Female Patient] “ This daguerreotype is highly unusual for its era, in that the patient is female. Most likely she is the dentist’s or photographer’s wife. By including a woman, calmly sitting in the dental chair, the dentist...

ca. 1847, [Dentist and Female Patient]

This daguerreotype is highly unusual for its era, in that the patient is female. Most likely she is the dentist’s or photographer’s wife. By including a woman, calmly sitting in the dental chair, the dentist conveys a mannered, non-frightening image of ‘painless dentistry.’

via the Burns Archive