Seven Daguerreotype Portraits of Ladies

Description:

Seven Daguerreotype Portraits of Ladies, a quarter-plate portrait of a young woman wearing a dress with a lacy collar and cuffs; five sixth-plate size: a vignette of a young woman wearing an off-the-shoulder gown, a young woman seated with a slight smile and wearing a fringed cape, a young woman wearing a fringed shawl, a young woman seated in a chair, and a middle-aged woman; and a ninth-plate portrait of a young woman wearing a fancy bonnet, seated beside a table set with a book and a basket, identified on a paper label reading "Mrs. J.G. Heald Sr. probably about 40 years of age"; each mounted in a pressed-paper/leather case, (imperfections).
Estimate $400-600

Quarter-plate portrait/woman wearing dress w/lacy collar/cuffs- edge tarnish, minor spiders and dust, case lacking cover.
Five sixth-plate size
Vignette young woman wearing an off-the-shoulder gown- tarnished edges, scattered light and faint brownish spits, scattered dust.
Young woman wearing slight smile- slightly dark softly focused image, edge tarnish, scattered spiders and dust.
Young woman w/ fringed shawl-few small mat scratches, very faint light scratches, possibly wiped, minor corrosion and dust.
Young woman seated in a chair- minor tarnish, dust, case lacking cover.
Middle-aged woman- Tarnish, scattered spiders and dust, case lacking cover.
Ninth-plate portrait /young woman wearing fancy bonnet/seated beside table w/book and basket- edge tarnish, minor mat scratch, minor dust.


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