American Historical Ephemera & Photography

Half plate seated portrait of a portly woman affectionately posed with a young girl. (Tarnishing to edges, with additional spotting affecting subjects; partly resealed, no preserver present.) Housed in a pressed paper case (significant wear, loss). Both subjects wear jewelry with gold highlighting and jewel embellishments. -- Half plate portrait of what appear to be the same subjects, some years older. (Tarnishing to edges and significant spotting throughout plate, heavy spotting to mat; partly resealed, no preserver present.) Housed in a pressed paper case. Both subjects hold fans and wear gold highlighted jewelry. -- Together a pair of half plate daguerreotype portraits of likely the same woman and young girl.