Figure 1.--This ambrotype 6th plate cased portrait shows an unidentified America boy. It was in a union case wih a portrait of his mother. He wears a the military looking collar-buttoning jacket with braass buttons. He has a small white collar and black stock. We see many boys wearing these jackets in many dags and were uncertain how to date them. Ambros are easier to date, but dags could have been taken in the 1840s as well as the 50s. Not only in this image an ambro, but it has a slip of paper referring to patents 1856 and 57 patents. We suspect that the portrait was as a result taken some time in 1858-59. The very early 60s is theoretically possible, but we think less likely. This is because we think old patents are less likely to be mentioned, but also because we do not see many of these jackets in CDV portraits.

This ambrotype 6th plate cased portrait shows an unidentified America boy. It was in a union case wih a portrait of his strinkingly beautiful mother. He wears a the military looking collar-buttoning jacket with braass buttons. He has a small white collar and black stock. We see many boys wearing these jackets in many dags and were uncertain how to date them. Ambros are easier to date, but dags could have been taken in the 1840s as well as the 50s. Not only in this image an ambro, but it has a slip of paper referring to patents 1856 and 57 patents. The paper read, "Littlefield, Parsons & Co., / Mmanufacturers of/ Daguerreotype cases/ L., P. & Co., are the sole/ proprietorsand only legal manufacturers of union cases, with the / embracing riveted hinge./ patented October 14, 1856,/ and April 21, 1857". We suspect that the portrait was as a result taken some time in 1858-59. The very early 60s is theroretically possible, but we think less likely. This is because we think old patents are less likely to be mentioned, but also because we do not see many of these jackets in CDV portraits.

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