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| EEW-216. AT AN EARLIER TIME . . . The dark eyed sitter wore a dress tinted blue without those spots, caused by moisture from weeping old glass. Now, with a new piece of sixth size glass and an archival seal, we can admire her more clearly. The daguerreotypist also colored her broad lace ribbon pink. Pastels were the tints of the day, including some blush for her face. The focus achieved by the operator was so exceptional that the book title is easy to decipher: "Hemans Poetical Works" And if you are at all curious about the author, please visit this location on the net. Was the young woman a patron of the arts or was the tome simply "window dressing" for her fine dag that has dark patina surrounding her? The leather case is apart. $205 |
