Lady and Bonnet
SOLD March 2005 |
Sixth plate daguerreotype of woman with a large sunbonnet on table beside her. With applied color in flesh tone, red paint, and pinpricks to simulate jewelry. Housed in a full leather case.
Nice image with crisp detail, a flower in her hair is painted red. Scattered brown tarnish spots in lower half of plate.
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