Husband and Wife
SOLD September 2006 |
Sixth plate daguerreotype of a husband and wife, anonymous American ca. 1855. Housed in a full red leather "Memory's Leaflet" case, Berg 5-10G. Red silk pad is a replacement, gilt paint on exterior of book "leaves" is tarnished and worn.
A very nice image, faces are light in tone but with good definition. Some unevenness in tarnish on the woman's face. Her bonnet appears to have a hanging cloth part attached to it.
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