[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of 11 daguerreotypes of men of varying ages, highlighted by sixth plate daguerreotype housed in Rare Daguerreian Gallery Union case.
Sixth plate portrait of a distinguished gentleman with perfectly combed hair. (Tarnish to edges, some loss to bottom of image; retains some original seals.) Housed in a Rare Union case, Daguerreian Gallery [Berg 1-118] (some alignment issues, one hinge with breakage to surrounding thermoplastic). -- Sixth plate portrait of a gentleman wearing glasses and resting his arm on a stack of books, his vest hand-tinted red. (Tarnish and spottig throughout plate, spotting to mat and preserver; unsealed, under mat, glass, and preserver only.) No case. -- And 9 others, including one half plate example, one quarter plate example, 6 sixth plate examples, and one ninth plate example, some without cases. -- Together, 11 daguerreotype portraits of men.