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• Auction House:
  Leonard Joel
• Sale Name:
  The American Civil War Collection
• Sale Date:
  22 Jul 2012 ~ 12noon
• Lot #:
  192
• Lot Description:
  Sixth-Plate William Shew Daguerreotype Of A Young Man
  young man wearing a checked/tartan jacket, hand tinted skin, with attribution to paper inside case, 'WM. SHEW, Miniature case Maker, And Dealer in Daguerreotype Materials, 123 Washington Street, BOSTON.', tarnish to edges of image, in brown leather case
  case 9.2cm high x 8.2cm wide x 2.1cm deep
• References:
  William Shew (1820-1903) According to Criag's Registry by John Craig;" In 1841, John Plumbe, Jr. reportedly hired William Shew to manage his Boston Gallery...From 1841-1844 he was noted as a daguerreain, apparently operating the Plumbe gallery in Boston. In 1844, he was listed as a miniature case maker..From 1845-1848 Shew was listed as a case maker...in 1848-1849 Shew was listed again as a daguerreian." In 1850 he followed his brother Jacob to California. There's reason that William Shew left
• Estimate:
  A$150 - 300
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Memorabilia

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