D1-152. DOUBLE DARKNESS! The artist who daguerreotyped the child selected a dark cloth to hang behind her. Once the finished sixth plate was fixed, he decided to frame her with an even blacker oval vignette. Finally, after the gold chloride was applied to the surface, the maker used a multi-scalloped brass mat to complete the presentation. He allowed his little client to lean back in that large wooden chair. Her pudgy arms brought her hands to rest in her lap. While the little girl looked directly into the lens, she moved slightly, creating a rather glazed effect in her eyes. Her dress and grimy fingers are in sharp focus. That white pattern on the black cloth (did he have another color) leaps out at the kid. There is a dark fleck on the gal's forehead and a couple teeny scratches. The piece has been archivally sealed. The whole leather case has the most common geometric impression from the mid-1840s. Her portrait was taken circa 1848. Along with the portrait, there is a wonderful penciled caricature of a man thumbing his nose at a frizzy haired woman in the bottom of the Shew case. (Please see the second scan). I believe that part of the inscription says: "Miss Frizzle you was Frosty, ha . . ." $525