Lot of 3, including sixth plate daguerreotype of a young woman identified by a penciled note that accompanies the portrait as Sarah Richards Thompson, Mother's Mother, with Broadbent painted backdrop. Housed in full case with split spine, reglassed, no platemark; sixth plate daguerreotype of a young girl identified by a penciled note that accompanies the portrait as Ellen Richards, featuring Broadbent painted backdrop with tinted flowers. Housed in full case with split spine, reglassed, no platemark; and sixth plate daguerreotype of Ellen Richards, later in life. Unknown Daguerreotypist. Housed in full case with split spine, reglassed, no platemark. From a Norfolk, Virginia Estate in 2002. The two Samuel Broadbent images of the sisters were possibly taken when Broadbent traveled south to Fayetteville and Raleigh, North Carolina in 1848.
Condition: Tarnish ring where plate meets mat on both Broadbent images.