#11157 1/6 Daguerreotype, sweetie staring intently at the camera
The young lady captured on this sixth plate (2.75" by 3.25") daguerreotype is simply amazing. One of the very best children dags I have owned. She is just a sweetie staring intently at the camera as she poses in her off shoulder dress with slight tinting applied to her lips, cheeks and the ribbons on her shoulders. The daguerreotype came with a convex glass and has nice depth and contrast; the scan with the convex glass on didn’t capture this very well. I have included a scan of the bare plate which shows better, the curious pattern on her arm is just from the scan and not on the plate. The photographer is identified as “Van Loan Phila” on the mat. Housed in a nice full case with a leather spine repair that I applied.
CONDITION: the re-silvered plate is in excellent condition save for the slight scratch on her shoe which is easily ignored once you open the case and are mesmerized by her beauty. I have resealed the plate with the cleaned original convex glass, Filmoplast P90 and archival polyester film.
CONDITION: the re-silvered plate is in excellent condition save for the slight scratch on her shoe which is easily ignored once you open the case and are mesmerized by her beauty. I have resealed the plate with the cleaned original convex glass, Filmoplast P90 and archival polyester film.