1850s Quarter Plate Daguerreotype of Woman Holding Union Case in Rare Hanging Gutta Percha Frame decorative plate and might guess they were

and might guess they were all once part of Miss Fanny Allen's collection

especially down the front for marking the bodice and all around the base for marking the hemlines

And as the shape of the point pretty much exactly echoes the cutout of the tail

Paul's Dramatic Society at the Brown Township School

was certainly done about the same time

1850s Quarter Plate Daguerreotype of Woman Holding Union Case in Rare Hanging Gutta Percha Frame decorative plate and might guess they wereThe seller I purchased this from was all about the very rare, (no other examples found) c 1855 hanging quarter plate gutta percha thermoplastic frame, with leaves and flowers in the corners, original brass liner, and original hanging loop. I, however, am all about her! The daguerreotype has been wiped and, as the seller pointed out, perhaps a bit too much cleaned, leaving the image a bit light. For me, however, this makes it feel more like a