[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of 22 daguerreotype portraits of female children, 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 22 daguerreotype portraits of female children, including:
Sixth plate portrait of a young girl holding what appears to be a cased image on her lap. [Ohio]: A. L. Feller, n.d. (Tarnishing and clouding to edges, with some spotting throughout, and no preserver present; original seals.) Housed in a pressed paper case (separation with adhesive repair to spine, heavy wear throughout). -- A sixth plate portrait of a young girl with full cheeks and a haughty expression on her face. (Tarnishing to edges, spotting to image, mat, and preserver; unsealed.) Housed in a half pressed paper case (surface wear). -- An oval portrait of a young lady with curled hair. (Tarnishing to edges and some clouding to image.) Housed in an oval velvet push-button case (some discoloration and wear to velvet). -- And 19 others, including one quarter plate example, 17 sixth plate examples, and one sixteenth plate example, many without full cases. -- Together 22 daguerreotypes of young girls from toddlers to older kids.
19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock
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