American Historical Ephemera & Photography

Quarter plate daguerreotype portrait of a woman wearing a black dress with lace collar and a brooch, and holding a cased image open with one hand. (Faint spotting to image, otherwise rather clear; resealed 1994.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case. -- Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of a young boy holding what appears to be a cased image in one hand. (Tarnishing to edges, some spotting and fading to image; retains portions of original seals, under mat, glass, and preserver only.) No case. -- Sixth plate daguerreotype of a woman wearing a fine lace shawl and holding a gilt push-button image case in her hand. (Some tarnishing to edges, otherwise rather clear; resealed 1995.) Housed in a pressed paper case. -- And 20 others, all sixth plate daguerreotypes, some without cases, many without full cases. -- Together, 23 daguerreotype portraits of subjects holding cased images.