Collection of early photography, including 5 daguerreotypes and 2 ambrotypes. Daguerreotypes including: 1) by W. I. Trexel from a lithograph of George Washington by Rembrandt Peale, 3 3/4″ x 3″ closed, embossed leather case, in a modern shadowbox. 2) depicts a family seated while one woman holds a prayerbook, 3″ x 3 3/4″ closed in leather embossed case. 3) depicts a young gentleman, Thomas Robinson Harris, 4 3/4″ x 3 3/4″ closed in a leather embossed case, great condition. 4) taken from a painting of a gentleman, 4 3/4″ x 3 3/4″ closed in a leather embossed case, case shows some wear. 5) taken from a painting of a young lady, 6″ x 5″ closed in an embossed leather case, taped spine. The ambrotypes include: 1) depicting the residence of Mr. Luther Johnson, Hampstead, NH, interior note states it was taken May 16, 1859, by L. M. Emery, 4 3/4″ x 3 3/4″ closed in a leather embossed case. 2) depicting Mrs. Luther Johnson, holding a book, 3 3/4″ x 3 1/4″ closed in a leather embossed case.
Early Photography Collection: Daguerreotypes by W. I. Trexel & Ambrotypes by L. M. Emery, 1859, in Embossed Leather Cases.
