Hardcover
1850
1850. Hardcover. Near Fine. Quarter plate daguerreotype of a well-dressed, perhaps 30-something man, shown seated in two similar but different poses: in one he is hatless, in the other be-hatted, but otherwise identically dressed. In each image he wears the same gold ring which has been tinted, and there appears to be very subtle tinting of his shirt front and cheeks. Approximately 3" x 4.5", housed in an oval mat, protector, and molded leather case with original metal hooks, and an orange cut velvet pad. Unexamined out of the frame, but the image and frame appear to be very near fine, possibly professionally cleaned and re-sealed; the leather case is (truncated)