[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate daguerreotype of white child being held by partially obscured African American woman.
Sale 1118 - African Americana
Feb 28, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$500 -
700
Price Realized
$536
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate daguerreotype of white child being held by partially obscured African American woman.
Sixth plate portrait of a white toddler sitting on the lap of an African American woman, likely the child's nanny, wearing a bonnet and plaid dress. (Spotting and few very minor scratches to plate; cleaned, glass replaced, resealed 2000.) Housed loosely in a leatherette case. It is clear that the child is the main intended subject of the photograph, as the woman is seated somewhat diagonally and to the far side of the composition, partly obscured by the brass mat placed over the image plate.
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