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Lot #191 - Sixth-Plate Myron Shew Daguerreotype Of A Woman

  • Auction House:
    Leonard Joel
  • Sale Name:
    The American Civil War Collection
  • Sale Date:
    22 Jul 2012 ~ 12noon
  • Lot #:
    191
  • Lot Description:
    Sixth-Plate Myron Shew Daguerreotype Of A Woman
    woman wearing a bonnet, hand tinted skin, housed in a Myron Shew case with attribution to paper inside case 'MYRON SHEW, Dealer in Dagguerreotype [sic] Materials, No.116 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA.', in brown leather case with verdigris to bottom edge of mount
    case 9.3cm high x 8.3cm wide x 1.7cm deep
  • References:
    Myron Shew (1824-1891) Myron Shew was born near Watertown, N.Y. In 1841, he and his brothers Trueman, Jacob and William began daguerreotyping in Watertown. They moved and built a skylight gallery in Ogdensburgh. They travelled to Rochester and then to Geneva, N.Y. Still not profiting from the process, they moved to New York City and established the firm of L.P. Hayden & Co. at Park Place. It is interesting to note that in 1842, when Edward Anthony was listed as a daguerreian at 11 Park Row, this
  • Estimate:
    A$160 - 300
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Memorabilia

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