Moody c. 1840s Sixth Plate Daguerreotype of Beautiful Young Man (Occupational?) wooden spatula 1 1/8" long x 7/8"

1 1/8" long x 7/8" across

as written in pencil on the underside

The canvas is stapled on the sides to the stretcher

great rounded corners and three brass pins positioned more or less on the horizontal

1960s or so for sure

Moody c. 1840s Sixth Plate Daguerreotype of Beautiful Young Man (Occupational?) wooden spatula 1 1/8" long x 7/8"This one I purchased for what I see as its sheer beauty and wonderful moodinessand for how much this young man looks like a character out of Dickens or the like, with a whole drama swirling around him. I purchased him from an expert in the history of costume, and trust her dating of this to the 1840s. I assume his coat, draped around him almost like a sweater (and really a bit like a straight jacket, his hands hidden) is a work coat, protecting