Daguerreotype Antique 1800s in wooden Gutta Percha Union Case red velvet framed signed JA Shipping will come with signature

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The center stone on the ribbon is unique in that it is bi colored meaning it is both orange and yellow

Stamped on the reverse SU 925 TH

Stamped 925 on the inside of the bail

Silver toned frame with kiss clasp

Daguerreotype Antique 1800s in wooden Gutta Percha Union Case red velvet framed signed JA Shipping will come with signatureDaguerreotypes were produced from 1839 to the 1860s. The process was developed by Louis Jacques Mand Daguerre, who discovered how to fix images produced by cameras obscura. Daguerreotypes became a popular means of portraiture, especially by the late 1840s when exposure times were reduced to only a few seconds. Daguerreotypes were usurped by ambrotypes in the 1850s because they were faster and cheaper to produce. This unique picture is framed in gold