Stern Couple with Their Books, Horizontal Quarter Plate Daguerreotype in Half Case triple portrait an unusually elaborate whist and

an unusually elaborate whist and "game" (I am really not sure what specific games) counter

and even more so a very lovely pair of small pots found together and complementing one another perfectly

and more and more precious

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

The exterior features a subtle

Stern Couple with Their Books, Horizontal Quarter Plate Daguerreotype in Half Case triple portrait an unusually elaborate whist andI'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