Infant Postmortem Sixth Plate Daguerreotype
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Sxith plate daguerreotype. Housed in full leatherette case.
Daguerreotype of a young infant who appears to be deceased. Interestingly, the child's remains rest on the seat of a carriage, which appears to have been covered with a dark sheet. Post-mortem images were common during the 19th century; this particular arrangement - using a carriage to "display" the dead infant - is quite unusual. There is some spotting and haze to the plate that does not interfere with the subject matter.
[Early Photography, Cased Images, Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Tintypes]
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Infant Postmortem Sixth Plate Daguerreotype
Estimate $200 - $300
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