[Half-plate Daguerreotype]: "Mr. Hunt. A friend of my Fathers. S.W.P."

$7,500 · Offered by Between the Covers

[Boston: Southworth and Hawes, circa 1848]. Hardcover. Half plate Daguerreotype. Matted with preserver in original embossed leather case with red velvet pad inside the front cover. Image size approximately 4.25" x 5.5". Professionally cleaned and resealed (so noted on the verso of the image. A few spots of tarnish on..... More

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