Antique (c. 1860s-70s) Carte de Visite of Hand-drawn Portrait Singer box who signed these--but none could

who signed these--but none could compete with these two

This is a truly gorgeous set of antique checkers (or draughts)

lending some glam to its folkiness

The carved details on the wings

Antique (c. 1860s-70s) Carte de Visite of Hand-drawn Portrait Singer box who signed these--but none couldI'm always looking for daguerreotypes of drawings or paintings, but hadn't thought to look for CDV's of the same until coming across this one while digging through a box of old photos and ephemera in Maine this week. It looks to me that the portrait photographed was done in charcoal, with particular attention paid to the subject's earrings and brooch. Certainly it was drawn by an academically trained artist, and I would guess a known and notable one.