Lot of five, includes: One quarter plate tintype of an older woman with slightly pouting facial expression, wearing a black dress and jacket with black bonnet, and holding some sort of decorated box or case on her lap. Cheeks and lips slightly tinted pink. Housed in full case, fully separated at hinge. Two sixth plate daguerreotypes featuring seated young women. One housed in full case, the other housed in half case. One sixth plate daguerreotype of a baby girl, wearing a dress and pendant necklace. Housed in full case, partially separated at hinge. Mat marked for C. D. Fredricks, New York. Charles D. Fredricks was a widely traveled photographer, who learned how to make daguerreotypes from Jeremiah Gurney in New York City. While in Paris, Fredricks became the first photographer to create life-sized portraits. Though he enjoyed great success abroad, including several productive years in South America, Fredericks opened his own studio on Broadway in New York City in the 1860s, where he personally photographed John Wilkes Booth on multiple occasions. One sixth plate daguerreotype of two young women, one in lighter dress and bonnet, the other in black dress and bonnet. Cheeks tinted pink, earrings, brooch, and ring highlighted in gold. Housed in half case.
Lot of five, includes: One quarter plate tintype of an older woman with slightly pouting facial expression, wearing a black dress and jacket with black bonnet, and holding some sort of decorated box or case on her lap. Cheeks and lips slightly tinted pink. Housed in full case, fully separated at hinge. Two sixth plate daguerreotypes featuring seated young women. One housed in full case, the other housed in half case. One sixth plate daguerreotype of a baby girl, wearing a dress and pendant necklace. Housed in full case, partially separated at hinge. Mat marked for C. D. Fredricks, New York. Charles D. Fredricks was a widely traveled photographer, who learned how to make daguerreotypes from Jeremiah Gurney in New York City. While in Paris, Fredricks became the first photographer to create life-sized portraits. Though he enjoyed great success abroad, including several productive years in South America, Fredericks opened his own studio on Broadway in New York City in the 1860s, where he personally photographed John Wilkes Booth on multiple occasions. One sixth plate daguerreotype of two young women, one in lighter dress and bonnet, the other in black dress and bonnet. Cheeks tinted pink, earrings, brooch, and ring highlighted in gold. Housed in half case.
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