American Historical Ephemera and Photography

Lot comprised of 25 daguerreotypes featuring portraits of families or large groups, including parents with their children and siblings. Plate sizes include quarter plate (3) and sixth plate (22).

Highlights include: Quarter plate portrait of a group of 5 girls ranging in age from a toddler to a teenager, almost certainly sisters (very fine condition). Housed in pressed paper case (fully separated at hinge, surface wear throughout). -- Quarter plate portrait of a woman and child, presumably a mother and daughter, each wearing interesting hats. The young girl sits behind a desk with her hand resting on a book (overall very good clarity). Housed in leatherette case (some wear and areas of loss). -- Sixth plate portrait of a family of seven people seated and standing together within a small studio setting (light tarnish to edges). Housed in leatherette case (surface wear throughout). -- 4 sixth plate portraits of mothers posed with their infants, two of which appear to be sleeping peacefully (condition varies, with tarnish to edges and occasional spotting). Each housed in full or half case. -- Sixth plate portrait of a young man and two young women. The male subject appears to be holding flowers while one of the female subjects holds a book (tarnish to edges, spotting). Housed in half case (surface wear). -- 2 sixth plate portraits of mothers and their sons. In one portrait, both mother and son are smiling (very fine condition overall). In the other portrait, the mother is smiling (some cloudiness and wear to plate). Each housed in full or half case. -- And 15 others. Conditions vary. Some without cases. --Together, 25 daguerreotypes of varying sizes featuring families.