Black gutta percha / union / thermoplastic case with multiple sprays of vining flowers on front and back sides surrounding a large basket of flowers on tabletop - 4-section interior, one with paper label "Littlefield, Parsons & Co., / Manufacturers of / Daguerreotype Cases / .... more details listed / Patented October 14, 1856 / and April 21, 1857. Very slight warp to one corner.

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