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Lot 289
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate postmortem daguerreotype of a young child housed in a Mascher Magnifying Case.
Sale 1344 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
May 31, 2024 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$500 - 700
Price Realized
$635
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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate postmortem daguerreotype of a young child housed in a Mascher Magnifying Case.
Sixth plate postmortem portrait of a child, shown from the waist up, lying horizontally on a pillow or covered cushion, having a flower resting on her torso. (Very minor imperfections to plate, spotting to mat; rinsed, reglazed, and resealed 1996.) Housed in a full Mascher magnifying case.

Typed poem included with image laments a "Poor little one, Flower upon her breast; Had but one brief hour. She and cut flower, Both are gone; Gone to rest."

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