[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY - PORTRAITURE]. A pair of daguerreotype portraits of subjects with visual impairments.
Quarter plate daguerreotype of a well-dressed middle-aged woman with crossed eyes (strong clarity and contrast, clusters of green and white spots along perimeter of plate, some light tarnish). Housed in full case (surface wear and scuffing, partial separation at hinge).
[With:] Sixth plate daguerreotype of an aged, apparently visually impaired gentleman wearing spectacles and holding a cane (image with clouding, some spotting, tarnish to perimeter of plate). Housed in full case (wear to hinge, some surface wear).