Below is an image from my collection for your enjoyment: Charleston African American Woman. A sixth plate daguerreotype, she is wearing a simple but elegant black silk dress with a broad white lace collar and large flared sleeves with scallop edges. Her right arm rests on a short-fluted column upon which two large volumes have been arranged. The subject's lips have been delicately tinted red. Image held in a full leather case with push button clasp closure - burgundy velvet cushion, nonpareil brass mat with thin arabesque design binder. Imprinted on each side of the case contained in a fleur de lis shied is the caption - GEO S. COOK / ARTIST / CHARLESTON

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