Daguerreotype of a Gold Miner, 1854

Hardcover

1856 · [No place -California

[No place -California, 1856. Hardcover. Fine. Sixth plate daguerreotype. Matted with preserver in original embossed leather case lacking the original velvet or plush pad inside the front cover. Image size approximately 3" x 3.25". Image is fine, front cover detached but present, and is thus good only. A wonderfully composed image of a seated young man with crossed arms and legs, wearing a miner's shirt, and with a gold necklace and gold chain. Subtle and tasteful pink tinting on his hands and face, and with the gold jewelry finely and tastefully highlighted. Inside of the case has writing that is likely a name and the notation "1.00" (presumably the (truncated)
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