Stern Couple with Their Books, Horizontal Quarter Plate Daguerreotype in Half Case pinched Approx 3" l x 2"

Approx 3" l x 2" widest

71 pages plus end pages

it is intended as a letter opener

with a bit of very minor wear to the bottom corners along the edges

Stern Couple with Their Books, Horizontal Quarter Plate Daguerreotype in Half Case pinched Approx 3" l x 2"I've been resisting buying daguerreotypes, in significant part because I have a very hard time photographing them well, but I really loved this serious looking couple with stack of books (his and hers and she's protecting hers!) resting on the table between them. A wonderful play of hands, and patterns, too, and I especially love the expression on her face, which seems a combination of keenly observant and self protective. With a bit of gilding at the