Moody, Much Tarnished Half Plate Daguerreotype Portrait of Woman with Ringlets 19th century wooden box with inlay I believe probably numbering to

I believe probably numbering to 100

A reactive glaze gives the bottom half a rough

and of the brilliance of artist

but a marvelous one

The frame shows small gaps at upper left and lower right where the nails have come just slightly apart

Moody, Much Tarnished Half Plate Daguerreotype Portrait of Woman with Ringlets 19th century wooden box with inlay I believe probably numbering toIt's not too often I come across a half plate daguerreotype 4 1 4" x 5 1 2" this one much tarnished, not surprisingly as it was clearly never cased. I like it for the color including deep browns and blues too, best seen in details and surface of gestural smudges and scratches, which together have the effect of making this young woman, already rather determined looking, feel as if willing herself into existence stubbornly resisting disappearing