[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of 10 daguerreotypes of pairs of children and young adults, including:
Sale 1069 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Aug 19, 2022
Lots Close
Aug 30, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of 10 daguerreotypes of pairs of children and young adults, including:
2 quarter plate daguerreotypes, including a studio view of two children seated stiffly in chairs (some spotting and tarnish to plate), and a studio view of two girls standing (some spotting and tarnish to plate). Each housed in full case (one fully separated at hinge). -- 8 sixth plate daguerreotypes, mostly showing pairs of young and adolescent children, as well as a a portrait of two young women wearing bonnets (several with light to heavy tarnish to edges, few with scattered spotting). Each housed in full or half case (fair to good condition overall). -- Together, 10 daguerreotypes of pairs of children and young adults.
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