拍品专文
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
细节
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)
出版
Krainik & Walvoord, nos. 39 and 40, each described as "very rare"
拍场告示
These cases were made by John Smith of Birmingham.