Four Ninth-plate Daguerreotype Portraits of Young Ladies

Description:

Four Ninth-plate Daguerreotype Portraits of Young Ladies, one identified as "Sarah A. Perkins" on an inscription in the case; mounted in two brown "Scroll/Geometric" and "Geometric," black "Geometric," and a green "Scroll" (Krainik 438, 433, 450) Union cases, (imperfections).
Estimate $200-250

All with some degree of tarnish rings, dust ,spiders, and corrosion spots, one has a small bend c.l., one has a light scratch across dress.


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