Description:

United States, ca. 19th century CE. A collection of 10 daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes under glass in a hinged cases some made of leather covered wood or thermoplastic with velvet linings. All are portraits of people, including men, women, and children. Hand painted pigments were added to some to highlight details – gold pigment added to jewelry and pale pink blush added to some faces. Thermoplastic was a novel material first patented in 1856, created by combining shellac and finely ground sawdust. It gained widespread popularity due to its suitability for intricate engravings and die-pressing on cases - as seen here. This material was often called "Composition" or "Union," and so these cases were commonly known as Union cases. Size of largest: 4.5" L x 3.5" W (11.4 cm x 8.9 cm)

Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010

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  • Condition: Flaking and loss to one photo - portrait is disintegrated. Discoloration and fading to others. Covers coming apart, or completely loose. Missing velvet liner on a few/ and or velvet is loose and worn. Chips to some thermoplastic / Union case covers. Flaking / losses to leather covers and spines.

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