Stern Couple with Their Books, Horizontal Quarter Plate Daguerreotype in Half Case triple portrait and more and more precious

and more and more precious

typically prior to the beginning of a hunt--hence the fox head

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

heavyweight chipboard

Stern Couple with Their Books, Horizontal Quarter Plate Daguerreotype in Half Case triple portrait and more and more preciousI'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