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Lot 616
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 20 sixth plate daguerreotypes of young women, most with above average clarity.
Sale 1252 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
Lots Open
Nov 30, 2023
Lots Close
Dec 11, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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$400 -
600
Price Realized
$819
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 20 sixth plate daguerreotypes of young women, most with above average clarity.
Seated portrait of a young lady wearing an ornate collar, floral bonnet, and one lace glove. (Spotting and some residue to plate; resealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case. Penciled verse to case interior. -- Seated portrait of a lovely young woman wearing a lace collar, earrings, and a gold-highlighted brooch. (Some tarnishing and scratching along edge; resealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case. -- Seated portrait of a young lady with braided and pinned up hair. (Light tarnishing along edge, some spotting to plate; original seals.) Housed in a fully separated leatherette case (split at spine, surface wear throughout). -- And 17 others. Conditions vary. One without case, some without full cases. -- Together, 20 sixth plate daguerreotype portraits of young women, most with good clarity.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock