American Historical Ephemera and Photography Online

Undersized half plate portrait of a clergyman wearing preaching bands and holding a book in one hand. (Image very clouded and tarnished, with deterioration and residue to glass; sealed in a passe partout mount.) Housed in a plastic wall frame (light chipping, scratching and cracks throughout). -- Undersized quarter plate portrait of a gentleman with hair loss and a mustache. (Tarnishing to edges and in spots throughout, some clouding; sealed in a passe partout mount with foil ornamental border.) Housed in a thermoplastic wall frame (some light chipping, wear and soiling throughout). -- Sixth plate oval portrait of a middle-aged woman posed as though she is exhausted or bored, with her head heavily supported by her hand, her elbow resting on a table next to her. She wears gold highlighted jewelry and a bonnet. (Tarnishing and rubbed areas to image, clouding and scratching to glass; sealed in a passe partout mount.) Housed in a thermoplastic oval wall frame (chipping, cracks, loss). -- And 7 others, housed in frames ranging in size from 4 1/2 x 5 in. to 9 x 10 in. Conditions of images and frames vary. -- Together, 10 assorted daguerreotype portraits of men and women housed in frames. Many likely European.