Attractive group of five (5) 19th-century cased portraits of women in full and half leatherette cases with embossed velvet pads, stamped brass mats, and preservers. Ca. 1850s-1860s. The lot includes:

1. Quarter Plate Ambrotype: Three-quarter length studio portrait of a seated young woman attired in an expansive crinoline dress with ruffled bodice yoke, matching fabric belt with gilt-accented buckle, and an ornate, angled floral-trimmed tilted pillbox hat with lace chin ties. Housed in a heavy oval brass mat within a full red velvet case with cream silk-lined lid. 

2. Sixth Plate Daguerreotype: Seated woman leaning against an ornate studio table, dressed in a gathered silk dress with flared white cuffs and lace collar with gilt brooch and earrings. Housed in a peaked/scalloped arch mat in a full separated leatherette case.

3. Sixth Plate Daguerreotype: Half-length portrait of a seated woman with center-parted hair, wearing a dark pleated bodice with dropped shoulders, lace collar, and a wide bow necktie, accented with delicate gold painted brooch. Housed in an ornate, multi-scalloped brass mat in half leatherette case.

4. Sixth Plate Daguerreotype: Seated portrait of a young woman with coiled braided hair, wearing a striped parlor dress with pagoda sleeves and wide white collar, with hand-painted gold earrings, collar pin, and matching bracelets. Housed in an oval brass mat with scalloped exterior tape in separated full leatherette case.

5. Sixth Plate Daguerreotype: Poised portrait of a woman in a high-waisted gathered dress with white collar and cuffs, resting her hands in her lap, highlighted with a gilded collar brooch. Housed in a double-arch brass mat in a full leatherette case.

This lot is an engaging cross-section of early photographic portraiture illustrating the rapid evolution of mid-19th-century women’s fashion, hairstyles, and studio aesthetics. 

[Daguerreotype, Ambrotype, Quarter Plate, Sixth Plate, Early Photography, 19th Century Photography, Cased Images, Victorian Women, Victorian Fashion, Pagoda Sleeves, Hand Tinted Jewelry, 1850s Photography, 1860s Photography]

Overall very good condition. Plates retain strong contrast and fine detail, with minor scattered dusting, isolated age tarnish along the mat edges, and light surface spotting typical of early cased imagery.