[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate postmortem daguerreotype of a child sitting in a chair.
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
10:00AM ET
Day 2 Lots 404-634
Nov 4, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$200 -
$400
Sold for $625
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate postmortem daguerreotype of a child sitting in a chair.
Sixth plate portrait of a dead or dying young girl who appears to be propped up in a wicker back chair, with another person's arms visible behind the chair. (Some spots and imperfections to plate, some loss of clarity to lower portion; unsealed.) Housed in a full pressed paper case (surface wear, loss, and some discoloration to velvet pad). The young subject seems to be unconscious, though her eyes appear ever so slightly open.
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