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Posted 4 years ago
bksecurity
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I found this in an antique dresser I purchased. The pictures fold up and hook together, anyone know what it is and what it's called. Thanks!
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They look like the same person at different ages.
Cased images.
Are they Daguerreotypes ???
I hadn't really noticed them being the same. I looked up Daguerreotypes :) and yes, it appears they are. I don't want to take them apart because I'm afraid it would break. Thanks for the information.
Not daguerreotypes-- appear to be ambrotypes or tintypes.
Using your photo #3:
Top photo may be an ambrotype (made on a sheet of glass).
Bottom left appears to be a tintype in a cdv (carte de visite) mount that has been cut down and put into a case. Probably post- date the Civil war.
Bottom right may be an ambrotype-- the Patriotic matting was popular during the Civil war.
Appear to be ninth plates-- about 2" X 2.5" in slightly larger cases (except the cut down cdv).
scott
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It is very common to see every 19th century cased image called a daguerreotype-- used to see alot in large antique malls of the 1980s- 90s.
At the same time every piece of art glass with applied flowers, leafs or fruit was called "Stevens and williams".
scott