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[Sixth plate daguerreotype of two unidentified women].
1850-1859
Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of two young women seated, each wearing a brooch and long chain, circa 1850s. Daguerreotype housed in a full pressed paper case with motif of girl scattering flowers on both covers. Velvet pad facing daguerreotype is marked "J.P. Ball Artist. Cincinnati." Portions of original seals present in case behind image.
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The Graphic Arts Collection holds prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, sculpture, and printed ephemera along with an international book collection specializing in fine press,
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- Cincinnati, Ohio, [approximately 1850s]
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- English
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