The Singer
SOLD February 2001 |
Sixth plate daguerreotype of a woman dressed in lace-sleeved costume and holding sheet music, original seals intact, housed in the original half case with period inscription behind the image "Delina Parker Coolridge".
Plate is excellent condition with a small amount of tarnish at edge and some haze on underside of glass. The original tinting is intact. While the crisp music Delina holds is too small to be read, there are verses printed below the score. Thus, it would appear she is holding vocal music, and in place of the usual accordion or fiddle displays a different instrument of choice - herself.
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