Print, Hand-Colored Photo, Bed Time, Mother & Daughter Praying, Ina Claire Bob, B237, Large Format, Original, Antique 1920s

A mother and daughter in the soft light of bedtime. The Ina Claire bob. A brown and white floral border. 1920s America at its most tender.

This is a large original vintage hand-colored photograph print titled "Bed Time" — a mother and daughter saying bedtime prayers together, hand-colored in the soft palette of the 1920s, framed by a brown and white floral border. Marked: B237, Made in U.S.A. Circa 1920s. One available. Unframed.

Hand-colored photograph prints were one of the primary forms of decorative wall art in American homes before color photography became widely accessible. The photograph was taken, printed large, and then carefully hand-colored by skilled colorists — a process that gave the image a warmth and intimacy that pure photography could not yet achieve. This one was dated by the mother's hairstyle: the "Ina Claire Bob," a sleek, close-cropped cut popularized by actress Ina Claire and widely fashionable in the early 1920s. These advertisement prints were produced for calendars, thermometers, and hand fans, and large-format examples like this one — 15.25" × 14.0" — are genuinely hard to find. A damaged corner and fold mark on the opposite corner are noted; both can be framed out if you don't mind losing some of the floral border.

A wonderful piece for a 1920s Americana collector, a lover of hand-colored photography, a religious or sentimental home, or anyone moved by the quiet intimacy of mothers and daughters at the end of the day.

• Title: Bed Time, marked B237
• Made in: USA
• Dated: circa 1920s (dated by Ina Claire Bob hairstyle)
• Dimensions: 15.25" × 14.0" (portrait)
• Material: Heavy paper — hand-colored photograph print
• Condition: NOS, good antique condition. Damaged corner; fold mark on opposite corner. Both frameable. Unframed. Please review all photos carefully — we cannot accept returns.