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Miniature Daguerreotype Family Portraits with Hand Coloring in Gutta Percha Case

About the Item

Four excellent Civil War-era daguerreotype portraits, each framed in elaborate gold foil. Three images (woman and children) appear to be hand-colored and gilded. These portraits are presented in a fantastic carved gutta percha "Union Case", decorated with a mother, child, and dog on cover and guilloche-style geometric engraving on back. Amazingly, this case appears to be the same one held by the woman in the upper left-hand photograph. The children seem to be holding similar small decorative cases as well.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 1 in (2.54 cm)Width: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
  • Style:
    Victorian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Copper,Silvered
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Mid-19th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor chips/losses to gutta percha case, minor tarnish, fading and discoloration to images, minor gilding losses to foil frames. Dimensions refer to closed case; when open, case dimensions are H 0.5" x W 6.25" x D 7.5".
  • Seller Location:
    Norwalk, CT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 001281stDibs: LU2916322280172
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