[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. CDV album containing portraits of American sculptor Clark Mills' family, incl. T. Fisk Mills.

6 x 4 3/4 in. album containing 37 CDVs and CDV-sized tintypes of men, women, and children, some identified on mount recto or verso. CDVs are credited to various photographers, most notably Brady, New York and Washington, Bell & Brother, Washington, DC, De Morat's, Philadelphia, PA, Alexander Gardner, Washington, DC, Charles D. Fredricks & Co., New York, and C.M. Bell, Washington, DC.

While many subjects are unidentified, the album appears to contain some images of the family of noted American sculptor Clark Mills (1815-1883), who is known for equestrian statues of Andrew Jackson and George Washington as well as as a life-cast of Abraham Lincoln's head. Subjects include a portrait after a painting of Mills' father, John Mills, and at least 7 portraits of two of his sons, John (one which appears to be signed) and Theophilus Fisk Mills (one which appears to be signed). Also enclosed is a tintype studio portrait of a man leaning against a wooden fence, with trees painted in the background. Note the owl perched on the branch above his head.

Estate of David O'Reilly, Old Bridge, New Jersey

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

CDVs in very good condition overall, with some toning, occasional spotting, and some edge and corner wear to mounts. Tintypes range from poor to good condition. Some heavily scratched. Majority of album pages separated from spine. Album with significant wear to extremities.

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. CDV album containing portraits of American sculptor Clark Mills' family, incl. T. Fisk Mills.

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