Original daguerreotype plate the quarter turn, image box, probably of American origin. Case intact lined with red velvet. AGE: about 1850 PROCESS: daguerreotype DIMENSIONS (total): 11.8 x 9.5 cm (case); the visible image (no mat) measures c. 8.9 x 6.6 cm CONDITION: minimal oxidation along the right and bottom edge generally good - as illustrated in the scans.