Description:

United States, antique daguerreotype in scarce "Wreath of Grapes" thermoplastic Union Case, manufactured by A.P. Critchlow and Company, Florence, Massachusetts, ca. 1853 to 1857. Antique ambrotype in leather case, ca. 1850s CE. A daguerreotype of a dashing gentleman dressed in his finest Sunday clothes in 3/4 view, housed in a black thermoplastic Union Case (Krainik, p. 107, figure 188). This is paired with an ambrotype of three men wearing wide-brim derby hats, housed in a brown leather case adorned with a floral motif. Both images are set in an embossed brass mat with a protective glass cover plate, and perimeter brass preserver. Size: leather case measures 4.75" L x 3.625" W (12.1 cm x 9.2 cm)

The Wreath of Grapes design is published in "Union Cases: A Collector's Guide to the Art of America's First Plastics" by Clifford and Michele Krainik with Carl Walvoord, 1988, Figure 188, p. 107.

Provenance: private Thousand Oaks, California, USA collection

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  • Condition: Daguerreotype and ambrotype with normal wear commensurate with age. Leather case shows wear commensurate with age; thermoplastic A.P. Critchlow and Company case shows only slight wear. Both cases are missing hinges and clasp.

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