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Daguerreotypes: Young couple

Unknown photographer (probably American). Brother and sister (or young couple?). 1850s. Sixth-plate, hand-tinted daguerreotype with gilt-metal surround (corrosion spots), in original leather case (only back, cover missing, traces of use).
A rare portrait of two teenagers, representative of young women's and men's fashion and hairstyles of the time. - Minimal oxidation in edges, otherwise a clear image in very good condition, probably unopened.

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