Lot of 39 images of men, women, and children, various ages, most housed in partial or full cases, including the following: 1 quarter plate daguerreotype of a gentleman, which is barely visible; 1 quarter plate ambrotype of a gentleman posed between two women; 5 sixth plate daguerreotypes; 11 sixth plate ambrotypes, including a portrait of a young girl dressed in a lovely plaid frock with gilt buttons, mat stamped Bacon's / 208 Bowery, New York, New York, and a portrait of a man with a high hairline, mat stamped Clark & Holmes / Troy, NY / Pat. July 4 & 11, 1854; 4 sixth plate tintypes; 8 ninth plate daguerreotypes; 5 ninth plate ambrotypes, including a portrait housed in book-style case; 3 ninth plate tintypes; and 1.25 x 1.5 in. tintype of a young child seated in the arms of someone, possibly a mother or house servant. Condition: Scattered wear to images and cases.
Lot of 39 images of men, women, and children, various ages, most housed in partial or full cases, including the following: 1 quarter plate daguerreotype of a gentleman, which is barely visible; 1 quarter plate ambrotype of a gentleman posed between two women; 5 sixth plate daguerreotypes; 11 sixth plate ambrotypes, including a portrait of a young girl dressed in a lovely plaid frock with gilt buttons, mat stamped Bacon's / 208 Bowery, New York, New York, and a portrait of a man with a high hairline, mat stamped Clark & Holmes / Troy, NY / Pat. July 4 & 11, 1854; 4 sixth plate tintypes; 8 ninth plate daguerreotypes; 5 ninth plate ambrotypes, including a portrait housed in book-style case; 3 ninth plate tintypes; and 1.25 x 1.5 in. tintype of a young child seated in the arms of someone, possibly a mother or house servant. Condition: Scattered wear to images and cases.
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