1843c ID’d US Mother Child Honeycomb Early Daguerreotype Rare Hallmark

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PD137: 1842/3c ID’d Woman & Child 6th Plt American Daguerreotype Mat Rare Early Hallmark 40 HS:

An extra ordinary primitive 1/6 plate daguerreotype of mother & daughter. With rare 40 h. s. hallmark and a unique stamped imprint ‘GD’ on the back of the copper plate. Sitters ID’d through vintage slip paper behind the plate: Mary E. Mann Stebbins (grandmother Stebbins ) & her mother Eloise Dutton Mann. Both sitters moved slightly during the long exposure creating a slight blur to part of the image. Sits in an early Brady-Style Lyre whole case that is has a repaired spine. Archivally resealed.