[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 15 sixth plate daguerreotypes featuring women posed with fans, purses, floral arrangements, and other objects.
Portrait of a young woman with curled hair, holding a small tumbler that appears to be half filled with liquid (some oxidation to image and mat). -- Portrait of a woman sitting next to a table upon which rests a large and ornate woman's hat (some blotching and spotting to plate, spotting/oxidation to mat). Housed in a half case. -- Portrait of a woman with an inquisitive look on her face, seated next to a table surmounted by an intricately woven basket filled with flowers (some spotting and surface blemishes to plate). Housed in a half case. -- And 12 others. Some housed in half cases. Conditions vary. -- Together, 15 sixth plate daguerreotype portraits of women posed with personal and decorative objects.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.