A Superb, Crystal Clear, Half-Plate Daguerreotype Photograph of a Cute, Three-Year-Old Girl With a Toy Dog Smallpox Inoculation History whose Nonsense Anthology (1902) formalized

whose Nonsense Anthology (1902) formalized the genre's canon

Unrestored examples that survive in this state of preservation are increasingly difficult to acquire on the private market

The watercolor miniature is flawless

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE # 001178

Oblong 32mo - 3-3/8" x 5"

A Superb, Crystal Clear, Half-Plate Daguerreotype Photograph of a Cute, Three-Year-Old Girl With a Toy Dog Smallpox Inoculation History whose Nonsense Anthology (1902) formalized(Early Photography: Daguerreotypes) Portrait of a Three Year Old Girl With Her Toy Dog [Mary A. Collins with her dog "Bevis"]. [No place]: [Publisher not identified], circa 1840. Half plate daguerreotype image, 5 1 2" x 4 1 4". Full length seated portrait. Housed under glass in the original full, pressed paper case measuring 5 7 8" x 4 5 8", complete with original, functional brass latching hardware. Accompanied by two historic ephemera components: an