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| EEW-143. ALWAYS FOCUS FIRST! That was a lesson learned by many not so skilled daguerreotypists when they approached the process of making resealed sixth plate images. It is obvious in this example, showing a little lass who in the blink of an eye was ready to leap off that high chair and run out of the room screaming, that the operator chose the edge of a book on the table as his focal point and was satisfied with the results that his improperly ground lens produced. This might seem harsh in my description of this fantastic child, but that was the way many daguereians worked. Deep buff marks course across the surface yet they really don't hinder the kid, whose dark stare and strongly pursed lips tell the tale of her attitude. Pale blue was painted on her plaid dress and there was rouge added to her flesh tones. Multi-colored patina touches the gal's head and forms an octagonal around her. That is a dag case on top of the tome. Only the bottom of a leather case remains. $275 |
