Stern Couple with Their Books, Horizontal Quarter Plate Daguerreotype in Half Case triple portrait With a A little research

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and even more so a very lovely pair of small pots found together and complementing one another perfectly

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Stern Couple with Their Books, Horizontal Quarter Plate Daguerreotype in Half Case triple portrait With a A little researchI've been resisting buying daguerreotypes, in significant part because I have a very hard time photographing them well, but I really loved this serious looking couple with stack of books (his and hers and she's protecting hers!) resting on the table between them. A wonderful play of hands, and patterns, too, and I especially love the expression on her face, which seems a combination of keenly observant and self protective. With a bit of gilding at the