[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of 18 quarter and third plate daguerreotype portraits of men and women, including:
Sale 1069 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Aug 19, 2022
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Aug 30, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of 18 quarter and third plate daguerreotype portraits of men and women, including:
Third plate portrait of an older woman wearing glasses and a bonnet. (Tarnishing to edges, some spotting and debris to pate; no preserver present, retains portions of original seal.) Housed in a half leatherette case (surface wear). -- A quarter plate portrait of a long-faced man holding his walking stick. (Minor spotting to plate, spotting to mat and preserver; retains original seal.) Housed in a half pressed paper case. -- And 16 others, including 2 third plate portraits and 14 quarter plate portraits, housed in full or half cases. -- Together, 18 daguerreotype portraits of men and women.
19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock
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