Lot of 14 daguerreotype portraits of children in fancy attire. Consists mostly of sixth plates except for two ninth plates, all housed in full or half pressed paper cases. Images of note include an early portrait of a shy-looking boy in a striped tie, jacket, and patterned vest holding a book in his hands; a serious young girl wearing a full-skirted dress and jacket, her hair styled in ringlets; a wide-eyed boy in in plaid shirt with puffed, ruffled sleeves; and a girl wearing a hat and frilly dress cradling a doll in her lap. Provenance:Charles A. and Frances Swedlund Collection of Early Photography Condition: All resealed by the collector within the last twenty years.
Lot of 14 daguerreotype portraits of children in fancy attire. Consists mostly of sixth plates except for two ninth plates, all housed in full or half pressed paper cases. Images of note include an early portrait of a shy-looking boy in a striped tie, jacket, and patterned vest holding a book in his hands; a serious young girl wearing a full-skirted dress and jacket, her hair styled in ringlets; a wide-eyed boy in in plaid shirt with puffed, ruffled sleeves; and a girl wearing a hat and frilly dress cradling a doll in her lap. Provenance:Charles A. and Frances Swedlund Collection of Early Photography Condition: All resealed by the collector within the last twenty years.
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