03-01-201503-01-2015
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March 1, 2015 10:00 AMCalender
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Half-plate Daguerreotype of The Colony House, Newport, Rhode Island

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Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2786BLocation: BostonDate / Time: March 01, 2015 10:00AM

Description:

Half-plate Daguerreotype of The Colony House, Newport, Rhode Island, probably Newport, Rhode Island, c. 1850s, illustrating The Colony House, (light oxidation on the mat and image),4 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.

Note: The Colony House, completed in 1741, housed Rhode Island's colonial and later state legislatures. The Declaration of Independence was read from its front steps on July 20, 1776, by Major John Handy.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Mat has spots of oxidation concentrated in the upper left corner, top right edge, right side and center bottom edge. Image has toning at edge of mat with spotty oxidation at center of image.


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Keywords

Rhode Island, John Handy, Major