Lot Essay
Two variants of the same design, one said to be the only known case stamped with the patent date.
'Morning (Day, Aurora with the Genius of Light)', patented 1860
Details
ANONYMOUS, possibly SAMUEL PECK
'Morning (Day, Aurora with the Genius of Light)', patented 1860
Two quarter-plate black Union cases, one stamped Smith's Patent 1860, each containing a hand-tinted ambrotype. (2)
'Morning (Day, Aurora with the Genius of Light)', patented 1860
Two quarter-plate black Union cases, one stamped Smith's Patent 1860, each containing a hand-tinted ambrotype. (2)
Literature
Krainik & Walvoord, nos. 39 and 40, each described as "very rare"
Sale room notice
These cases were made by John Smith of Birmingham.