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Lot 236
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
10:00AM ET
Day 2 Lots 404-634
Nov 4, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 -
500
Price Realized
$1,000
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate daguerreotype featuring a tailor fitting a sailor.
Sixth plate standing portrait of two men, one holding measuring tape along the length of the other's torso. (Tarnishing to edges, spotting, clouding, and a few scratches to plate, spotting to mat and preserver; resealed.) Housed in a fully separated leatherette case (fully split at spine, surface wear). The subject being measured wears a festive shirt with nautical symbols including anchors. The tailor wears a tall top hat and high collar.

