Quarter Plate

IMPRESSIVE JEWELS! Were those sparklers in mom’s brooch real? And what about her little girl’s earrings? The child looked into the lens and seemed rather sad when their newly taped quarter plate was taken. She displayed a small bouquet of flowers that an unidentified daguerreian colored red. The illumination entered the space from high above on the left. While it adequately lit the pair the drop off was sudden. The women decided to wear her hair parted in the middle with long cascading coils of ringlets tucked behind her ears. Both subjects’ cheeks received a hint of tint. Mold spiders and mat scrapes are visible on the their holographic likeness that is held in a complete leather case with strips of leather missing on the bottom outer rails.