Nineteenth-century pair of encased photographs, one a daguerreotype and one likely a hand-tinted tintype. The daguerreotype is of a couple (whose individual photographs are featured in previous lots), and the other is of an older woman. The frame boxes, called union cases in their day, are made of lightweight wood covered in a thin layer of embossed leather, and their exterior conditions are in good antique shape. The photographs, made in the sixth plate size also common in that era, are under glass and beautifully framed in ornate brass. The daguerrotype shows wear common to that type of photograph: some tarnish around the edges, and fading of the image, but many details of the couple are still clear. The tintype is in very good condition. The brass frames and velvet case linings have held up well, and the tiny hook-clasps work perfectly. Each case measures about 3.5 by 3 inches.

Good antique condition.