New Arrivals

[Daguerreotype]

[A proud girl sitting at a table]

Ca 1850. Quarter plate. The visible image area is 10 x 7,5 cm. The frame 19 x 17 cm.

A quite elaborate plaster frame. The paper at the back is from about the year 1900.The frame has a metal hanger. Some oxidation along the edges of the plate. The paper at the back torn.

An interesting and archaic looking daguerreotype from the earliest days of photography. The necklace and bracelet are hand coloured.

Item No: 4225