[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 27 quarter plate daguerreotypes of couples.
Sale 1194 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
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Jun 26, 2023
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Jul 7, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 27 quarter plate daguerreotypes of couples.
ALLEN, A.M., photographer. Seated portrait of an older couple. (Light spotting to plate, tarnishing to edges; original seals.) Housed in a leatherette case (surface wear throughout). Mat stamped "A.M. Allen, Artist, Pottsville." -- Seated portrait of a well-dressed couple, the woman holding a cased image in her lap. (Some spotting and blemishes to plate, with small area of tarnish to lower right corner; original seals.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case (fully split at spine, surface wear throughout). The woman also appears to wear a crucifix necklace, a pair of drop earrings, and a large ribbon in her hair. -- Seated portrait of a couple, the woman's face being completely scratched out. (Heavy scratching to woman's face and body, spotting, tarnishing, and some detail softness to plate; no preserver present, unsealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case (surface wear throughout). -- And 24 others. -- Together, 27 quarter plate daguerreotypes, many without full/cases.
19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock
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