Stern Couple with Their Books, Horizontal Quarter Plate Daguerreotype in Half Case bunny glass perfume bottle it stands up straight on

it stands up straight on its own

I love the blue paint against the varnished wood

though also a nice one to greet each morning

Iasigi it looks to me

I took the graceful figure in his bright whites

Stern Couple with Their Books, Horizontal Quarter Plate Daguerreotype in Half Case bunny glass perfume bottle it stands up straight onI've been resisting buying daguerreotypes, in significant part because I have a very hard time photographing them well, but I really loved this serious looking couple with stack of books (his and hers and she's protecting hers!) resting on the table between them. A wonderful play of hands, and patterns, too, and I especially love the expression on her face, which seems a combination of keenly observant and self protective. With a bit of gilding at the