Print: Hand-Colored Photo, Mother & Daughter Praying at Bed Time - Ina Claire Bob, Antique 1920s

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

• Maker: Unknown (marked B237)
• Materials: Heavy paper, hand-colored photograph print
• Dimensions: 15.25" × 14" (portrait)
• Origin: USA
• Era: Antique, 1920s (dated by Ina Claire Bob hairstyle)
• Condition: Good antique condition — damaged corner; fold mark on opposite corner; both frameable. Unframed. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

Titled "Bed Time" and marked "B237, Made in U.S.A." on the print. Depicts 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. Large-format examples like this one are genuinely hard to find. One available.

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.

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 piece 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 throughout the decade.

Pairs beautifully with our companion print "M is for Mother" (U2117) for a bedroom or hallway devoted to quiet moments between mothers and daughters.