Antique 1800s Child Baby Portrait Lot 5 Union Cased Photos Sepia USA Orig
Used
All five cases are intact and functional. Thermoplastic cases show scattered scuffs, small edge chips, and oxidation on metal pins. Leather cases have heavy edge rubbing, exposed board, and worn spines; one holds only an empty brass mat and glass. Smaller leather case has a weak or missing clasp and is secured with added string. Photos display fading, spotting, and surface wear, including loss at the top edge of the seated baby image. Velvet pads and the Littlefield Parsons paper label show discoloration and areas of fabric and paper loss.
Brand: Littlefield, Parsons & Co. (one labeled case) and other unmarked makers
Style: Lot of 5 antique 19th century cased portrait photographs featuring infants and children
Material: Thermoplastic union cases and leather-covered wood cases with paper photographs, brass mats, cover glass, velvet pads, and paper backings
Image details: Subjects include a child standing outdoors in snow holding a doll, seated babies in studio settings, and a tiny hand-tinted bust portrait
Case designs: Two large embossed thermoplastic union cases (one with an equestrian figural scene in an oval cartouche, one with ornate scroll and shield motif), one smaller black thermoplastic case with central floral medallion, and two embossed leather cases with geometric and floral borders
Label text: One large case retains its original yellow paper label reading in part "Littlefield, Parsons & Co., Manufacturers of Daguerreotype Cases... Union Cases with the Patent Riveted Hinge. Patented Oct. 14, 1856, and April 21, 1857."
Country of origin: United States; 19th century original cased photographs in sepia and monochrome tones
Keywords: antique photo lot, baby portrait, child portrait, cased image, union case, Victorian photography, American family life, social history
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