[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A pair of sixth plate daguerreotypes featuring subjects with physical deformities, comprising:
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& Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents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
$500 -
$700
Sold for $875
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A pair of sixth plate daguerreotypes featuring subjects with physical deformities, comprising:
Sixth plate portrait of two men seated next to each other, the one on the left having a large facial tumor or skull deformity. (Tarnishing to edges, minor spotting, no preserver present; resealed.) Housed in a full pressed paper case (surface wear). -- Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of two women seated next to each other, the one on the left having an elongated hand, likely as a result of Marfan's syndrome or another such condition. (Tarnishing to edges and spotting throughout; resealed with transparent tape.) Housed in a half pressed paper case (surface wear). -- Together, 2 daguerreotype portraits featuring subjects with bodily abnormalities.
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