[ Photographs ] (Cased Images) Backdrops Group of 5 sixth-plate daguerreotypes of men and women posed before fanciful and handtinted backdrops: comprising a portrait of a pink- cheek man with a clear gaze and a shock of hair which mirrors the cloud

[ Photographs ] (Cased Images) Backdrops Group of 5 sixth-plate daguerreotypes of men and women posed before fanciful and handtinted backdrops: comprising a portrait of a pink- cheek man with a clear gaze and a shock of hair which mirrors the cloud pattern behind him; an image by H. Willard Of Philadelphia of a finely dressed woman in a silk gown adorned with a lace collar and brooch; a pair of images comprising a woman wearing an ornate plaid gown and gold jewelry, and her husband who sports an extremely large silk bowtie; and, last, an elegant portrait of an elderly man in black who is seated before a backdrop with a column and pastel-tinted sky; all with hand- coloring and/or gold highlights; the Willard with the photographer's name imprinted in a full leather case; 3in half leather cases, and the last in the thermoplastic case "Child in Tree, Farm Scene" (Berg 1-93 Early- mid 1850s