American Historical Ephemera & Photography

WEBSTER & BRO., artists. Daguerreotype standing portrait of a plump-faced young girl wearing lace gloves, an off-the-shoulder dress that seems to be a bit too large for her, and her hair in curls that have begun to fall. (Some tarnishing and scratching along edge, spotting, image slightly fuzzy; resealed.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case (split at spine, heavy wear). Velvet pad stamped "Webster & Bro., Artists, Louisville." -- ANSON, artist. Daguerreotype seated portrait of a lovely young girl wearing a floral dress with pink-tinted details, a pink-tinted hair ribbon, and wrist cuffs. (Few scratches around edge, few spots, spotting to mat.) Housed in a half pressed paper case. -- And 3 others, including 2 daguerreotypes and one ambrotype, 2 housed together in the same Scarce Union case, Rebekah at the Well [Berg 1-85] (does not close). -- Together, 5 sixth plate images of girls.