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Daguerreotype of a Man, with Tintype of Identified Woman

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
Daguerreotype of a Man, with Tintype of Identified Woman
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The Daguerreotype is of a man in a silk vest, cased with a decorative gilt matte/frame; 3 5/16" x 3 1/16" (missing the case cover). The other is a tintype of a woman in a gutta percha case, 3" x 2 1/2" (loss to cover); her brooch and ring have been gilt highlighted. There is an attached note in the case, which identifies the woman's name as Beacom (other names noted). Together with a 19th century photo reproduction of an 1820s/30s artwork portrait of a gentleman in military style collar, period wood frame (6 3/4", with crack/break).