$861
American School, 19th Century Hand-tinted Sixth-plate Daguerreotype of a Girl (Catherine Wright), in an embossed leather case. Piece of paper accompanying object inscribed "Catherine Wright (Read)" in graphite on one side and "Taken 1845 'Katie' 6 yrs old--" in ink on the other. Condition: Minor tarnish, several small accretions, very light scratches, case gently worn and abraded, not examined out of case. Provenance: A private New England collection. N.B. Visible in the lower right corner of the daguerreotype is part of a piece of paper inscribed "184" that may have been used to indicate the year the portrait was taken.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-05-16