[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. GURNEY, Jeremiah, photographer. Three half plate daguerreotype portraits by Gurney, New York, comprising:
Portrait of two women, likely sisters, one seated and one standing. (Clouding to image, light tarnishing to edges, oxidation spots to mat; retains original seals.) Housed in a half case. -- Seated portrait of a gentleman wearing a gold-highlighted ring on his pinkie finger and other accessories. (Significant spot of deterioration/clouding to image on subject's torso, light tarnishing to edges, significant oxidation spots to mat; resealed 1991.) Housed in a full case. -- Seated portrait of an older woman wearing a bonnet. (Tarnishing to edges, spotting to mat; retains original seals.) Housed in a half case. -- Together, 3 half plate daguerreotypes with mats stamped with Gurney's 349 Broadway address.
19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock
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