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Lot 253
Sale 1344 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
May 31, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$1,000 -
1,500
Price Realized
$953
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Lot Description
[AFRICAN AMERICANA - EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of a nicely-dressed child, with the hand of an African American subject visibly grasping the child's hand.
Seated portrait of a child wearing a plaid dress and cape, fur trimmings, and a hat. To the viewer's left, a darker colored hand can be seen holding onto the hand of the child, as if to encourage stillness. (Tarnishing around edges, few minor spots; resealed 2023, original seals included in case.) Housed in a pressed paper case.
A slip of paper behind image identifies the child as "Samuel A. Coburn son of Samuel A."
This lot is located in Cincinnati.