American Historical Ephemera & Photography

Portrait of a mother and her child, the mother with a somewhat surprised expression and the child holding an apple in one hand. (Spotting throughout plate, focus a bit soft, spotting to mat and preserver; unsealed.) Housed in a half pressed paper case. -- Portrait of a mother with two children, one being a young girl who stands holding onto her mother's arm, the other being a baby, sitting on the mother's lap. (Tarnishing to edges, spotting and clouding throughout, with notable dent along lower edge; resealed.) Housed in a half pressed paper case. The mother holds onto her baby with both hands, one of which is placed affectionately atop the baby's head, possibly to keep it looking toward the camera. -- And 11 others, all sixth plate daguerreotypes, many in broken or half cases. -- Together, 13 daguerreotype portraits of parents with children.