Serious Young Man: Sixth Plate Cased Daguerreotype of Boy with Books valenti enamel canisters The daguerreotype has been wiped

The daguerreotype has been wiped and

Beautifully made

and holes in the corner for hanging

more so for the scattered stains and especially the darkening along the edges

Serious Young Man: Sixth Plate Cased Daguerreotype of Boy with Books valenti enamel canisters The daguerreotype has been wipedI immediately fell in love with the seriousness of expression on this young man's face, which I read not as discontentment, but rather as great focus and ambition; really he looks to me as if preparing to rule the world! I am guessing the two books at right are most likely the bible printed in two volumes, so perhaps it is the fear of god rather than ambition that drives him and makes him look so sober! Whatever the case, perhaps the perfect gift for