[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate daguerreotype of African American woman with white child.
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
11:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$500 -
$700
Sold for $938
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate daguerreotype of African American woman with white child.
Sixth plate daguerreotype. (Strong clarity and contrast, tarnishing near perimeter, few scattered spots.) Housed in full pressed paper case (separated at hinge, surface scuffing). A studio view of a white toddler being held by an African American or mixed race woman, the subjects' cheeks lightly tinted pink.
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