[Daguerreotype]: African-American Man, circa 1855

$4,500 · Offered by Between the Covers

[circa 1855]. Hardcover. Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of a well-dressed African-American man. Matted with preserver in original thermoplastic case with purple-ish red cut velvet pad. The image size approximately 3" x 3.5". The plate has been professionally cleaned, with some tarnish on the left margin and on the shirt of..... More

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