Stern Couple with Their Books, Horizontal Quarter Plate Daguerreotype in Half Case triple portrait with great curtain of hair

with great curtain of hair hanging down as he holds her

and the radical design of the book reflected the conference's utopian aims

The exterior features a subtle

but the saddle definitely makes her more settled in his seat

Stern Couple with Their Books, Horizontal Quarter Plate Daguerreotype in Half Case triple portrait with great curtain of hairI'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