Unusual Early Daguerreotype Depicting Folk Art Drawing of Young Boy Jadwiga 2 3/4" across at foot

2 3/4" across at foot and 1 3/8" at lip

pink rubber visible on one side and heavy cast metal on the the other

The vase is signed on the bottom but I am uncertain of the maker

Super handy for enacting politically inspired puppet shows or just satisfying the desire to manipulate a despot

Unusual Early Daguerreotype Depicting Folk Art Drawing of Young Boy Jadwiga 2 3/4" across at footI'm finding myself more and more drawn to things that feel mysterious and elusive, and this feels very much that. It's a sixth plate daguerreotype of a naive graphite drawing depicting a young child in profile with eyes closed and small hands in their lap, suggesting perhaps it was a postmortem drawing (?) though with a gentle sweetness that makes it seem as if he was just poised for bedtime. It appears to have been hand tinted, adding just a blush of