Daguerreotype of a young woman in mourning dress. New York, circa 1855.

A$450 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Sixth plate daguerreotype with applied colour, 80 x 70 mm (sight), in a nonpareil brass mat stamped Anson / Broadway , ormolu preserver; housed in a leather case with geometric and scrolling vine motif, the front with partially remnant early paper label with the name [A]dams in manuscript; the case has a working clasp, and the red velvet lining has the raised imprint of ANSON, 589 Broadway, N.Y. ; the daguerreotype has a tarnish halo but is otherwise in fine condition, as is the case.

• Binding: Hardcover

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