[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Daguerreian wall frame containing
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17 1/4 x 16 in. wooden frame housing a combination of sixth and ninth plate images, including 4 daguerreotypes, 13 ambrotypes (some ruby), and 7 tintypes (overall wear to frame, including areas of loss, original backing replaced with cardboard attached using duct tape, which is not stable).
Top row features 5 sixth plate portraits, including (from left to right): ambrotype of young child; daguerreotype of young woman (image cloudy); ambrotype of toddler seated in chair (surface wear); tintype of armed soldier ("alligatoring" to surface); tintype of young woman under mat stamped "Robinson" at lower left.
Second row features 7 ninth plate portraits, including (from left to right): hand-colored ambrotype portrait of lovely young woman wearing a red cape and headband; ambrotype of young girl holding what appears to be a rope and two sticks (or crops); daguerreotype of young woman; ambrotype of young woman with label on reverse side credited to Carr, Concord, NH; ambrotype of boy wearing cap (some loss to varnish); daguerreotype of young girl holding flowers (surface scratching); ambrotype of young woman.
Third row features 7 ninth plate portraits, including (from left to right): ambrotype of bearded gent holding crutch; tintype of soldier; tintype of aged African American woman (small pinhole in plate, some surface spotting); ambrotype of girl with doll (significant surface wear); ambrotype of young man; tintype of young man; tintype of young girl with period note behind image identifying subject as Eudora Brown Rudolph from Tennessee.
Fourth row features 5 sixth plate portraits, including (from left to right): ruby ambrotype of aged woman wearing bonnet and spectacles (strong clarity); tintype of seated soldier; ruby ambrotype of young child wearing checkered attire (strong clarity); ambrotype of woman wearing fancy bonnet and fur stole (strong clarity); daguerreotype of young man.
Together, 24 images. Condition generally fair to very good.
Provenance: Eugene R. Groves Collection of 19th Century Photography
Top row features 5 sixth plate portraits, including (from left to right): ambrotype of young child; daguerreotype of young woman (image cloudy); ambrotype of toddler seated in chair (surface wear); tintype of armed soldier ("alligatoring" to surface); tintype of young woman under mat stamped "Robinson" at lower left.
Second row features 7 ninth plate portraits, including (from left to right): hand-colored ambrotype portrait of lovely young woman wearing a red cape and headband; ambrotype of young girl holding what appears to be a rope and two sticks (or crops); daguerreotype of young woman; ambrotype of young woman with label on reverse side credited to Carr, Concord, NH; ambrotype of boy wearing cap (some loss to varnish); daguerreotype of young girl holding flowers (surface scratching); ambrotype of young woman.
Third row features 7 ninth plate portraits, including (from left to right): ambrotype of bearded gent holding crutch; tintype of soldier; tintype of aged African American woman (small pinhole in plate, some surface spotting); ambrotype of girl with doll (significant surface wear); ambrotype of young man; tintype of young man; tintype of young girl with period note behind image identifying subject as Eudora Brown Rudolph from Tennessee.
Fourth row features 5 sixth plate portraits, including (from left to right): ruby ambrotype of aged woman wearing bonnet and spectacles (strong clarity); tintype of seated soldier; ruby ambrotype of young child wearing checkered attire (strong clarity); ambrotype of woman wearing fancy bonnet and fur stole (strong clarity); daguerreotype of young man.
Together, 24 images. Condition generally fair to very good.
Provenance: Eugene R. Groves Collection of 19th Century Photography
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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Daguerreian wall frame containing
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