[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Quarter plate daguerreotype of Robert Pollard of King William County, VA.
Sale 2057 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
Oct 25, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$400 -
600
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Quarter plate daguerreotype of Robert Pollard of King William County, VA.
Quarter plate daguerreotype portrait of an elderly man wearing a double-breasted coat with large coin buttons and a powder horn sling. He holds what appears to be a walking stick or rod of some sort in one hand. Housed in a leatherette case accompanied by slip of paper with pencil inscription "Ro. Pollard Jr."
Robert Pollard Jr. (1783-1856) and his wife Evelyn Byrd (Chamberlayne) Pollard (1790-1863) lived in Zoar, King William County, Virginia. Robert succeeded his father as Clerk of Court of King William County, and was himself succeeded by two of his sons. Papers housed at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture record Robert's travels to the springs in western Virginia to seek an improvement to his health while Evelyn manages the farm and the home.
Robert Pollard Jr. (1783-1856) and his wife Evelyn Byrd (Chamberlayne) Pollard (1790-1863) lived in Zoar, King William County, Virginia. Robert succeeded his father as Clerk of Court of King William County, and was himself succeeded by two of his sons. Papers housed at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture record Robert's travels to the springs in western Virginia to seek an improvement to his health while Evelyn manages the farm and the home.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition Report
Scratching/wiping to plate, oxidation spotting to mat and preserver; resealed with transparent tape. Case with surface wear.
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