[ Photographs ] (Cased Images) Occupationals Quarter-plate daguerreotype of a seamstress seated by a wooden table and holding a spool of thread; in a full leather case. Late 1840s E1000-1500 A skilfully posed and lit portrait which successfully

[ Photographs ] (Cased Images) Occupationals Quarter-plate daguerreotype of a seamstress seated by a wooden table and holding a spool of thread; in a full leather case. Late 1840s E1000-1500 A skilfully posed and lit portrait which successfully highlights the woman and the tools of her trade - a pin cushion and scissors on the table beside her, and thread in her hand.