Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana

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John Plumbe, Jr.

Madison, Dolley—Plumbe, Jr., John | Quarter-plate daguerreotype

Lot Closed

June 28, 04:59 PM GMT

Estimate

50,000 - 70,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Attributed to John Plumbe, Jr.

1809-1857


Dolley Madison

quarter-plate daguerreotype, in a decorative mat with gilt and ink detail, with a modern seal, cased, the photographer's 'Manufactured at the Plumbe National Daguerrian Depot, New-York' credit in letterpress inside the rear cover, circa 1846

Private East Coast Collection

By descent to the present owners