I always love these for the content as well as the aesthetics
and a clown conducts the proceedings on this sweet wooden box
especially down the front for marking the bodice and all around the base for marking the hemlines
2 7/8" t x 1 3/4" w x 2 1/4" d
1850s Quarter Plate Daguerreotype of Woman Holding Union Case in Rare Hanging Gutta Percha Frame decorative plate I always love these forThe seller I purchased this from was all about the very rare, (no other examples found) c 1855 hanging quarter plate gutta percha thermoplastic frame, with leaves and flowers in the corners, original brass liner, and original hanging loop. I, however, am all about her! The daguerreotype has been wiped and, as the seller pointed out, perhaps a bit too much cleaned, leaving the image a bit light. For me, however, this makes it feel more like a