Manchester Lady
SOLD March 2007 |
English quarter plate daguerreotype of a young lady, with applied hand-coloring, in a case with imprint for the "PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT GALLERY - EXCHANGE ARCADE MANCHESTER".
Flesh tones, red, white and gilt are delicately applied to this touching image. Her hair appears to be tinted with a brown tone. A neutral tone appears to have been applied to the background which mutes its reflectiveness.
Housed in a black (or dark blue) leather pushbutton case in good condition. The impressed design on case front includes a royal crown as well as the studio imprint.
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