Approximately 1848, a photographer captured this image of this 1/6 plate daguerreotype of a Couple.
Open position measurements are Measures 6.25” x 3.5 x .25".  
Great Condition for it’s age. I invite you to view all the photos.   
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The daguerreotype was the first commercially successful photographic process (1839-1860) in the  history of photography. Named after the inventor, Louis Jacques Mande, each daguerreotype is a unique image on a silvered Copper plate.

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