Lot of 7, including 2 quarter plate daguerreotypes, one sixth plate daguerreotype, one sixth plate ambrotype, 2 ninth plate ambrotypes, and one ninth plate tintype. Highlights include a quarter plate daguerreotype portrait of four children, each of whom looks exasperated and/or irritated (perhaps with the photographic process). Housed in pressed paper case fully separated at spine; a quarter plate daguerreotype portrait of four young children with concerned or frightened looks on their faces. Housed in half pressed paper case (glass very loose in case); and a sixth plate ambrotype portrait of a young girl crying with her head tilted slightly downward. Housed in half pressed paper case. One image housed in full geometric union case (with nicks). Condition: Images with varying degrees of wear and condition issues including wipe marks, scratches, tarnish, and spotting to plates, spotting to mats, wear including finish loss and nicks to cases. One ninth plate ambrotype housed under preserver and glass only, no mat, no case.
Lot of 7, including 2 quarter plate daguerreotypes, one sixth plate daguerreotype, one sixth plate ambrotype, 2 ninth plate ambrotypes, and one ninth plate tintype. Highlights include a quarter plate daguerreotype portrait of four children, each of whom looks exasperated and/or irritated (perhaps with the photographic process). Housed in pressed paper case fully separated at spine; a quarter plate daguerreotype portrait of four young children with concerned or frightened looks on their faces. Housed in half pressed paper case (glass very loose in case); and a sixth plate ambrotype portrait of a young girl crying with her head tilted slightly downward. Housed in half pressed paper case. One image housed in full geometric union case (with nicks). Condition: Images with varying degrees of wear and condition issues including wipe marks, scratches, tarnish, and spotting to plates, spotting to mats, wear including finish loss and nicks to cases. One ninth plate ambrotype housed under preserver and glass only, no mat, no case.
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