07-29-200607-29-2006
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2345Boston
July 29, 2006 10:00 AMCalender
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Daguerreotype Portrait of a Lady

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$323$275
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2345Location: BostonDate / Time: July 29, 2006 10:00AM

Description:

Daguerreotype Portrait of a Lady, sixth-plate, with tinted cheeks and pendant, in leather case with embossed design of a ship with legend on the flag E. White; and two daguerreotype brooches.

Note: Edward White is first listed in 1833 as a manufacturer of pocketbooks at 157 Broadway, New York. After the introduction of the daguerrian process, White is listed in the directories as a "morocco case manufacturer".
Estimate $300-500

Keywords

Edward White, Broadway