Oct 18, 2011 - Sale 2257

Sale 2257 - Lot 30

Unsold
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500
(AMERICAN OUTDOOR SCENE)
Extraordinary quarter-plate daguerreotype depicting an outdoor scene of a village and a group of girls at play; resealed; in a leather case (split at hinge). 1850
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A wonderful view that was produced during the same period as Currier & Ives's celebrated lithographs and recalls the playful, folksy iconography of this well-known American firm. The picture was apparently taken near a school house given the overall well-dressed appearance of the children. The location of this idealized rural view, replete with split rail fences and well-maintained outbuildings, may be the Amish region of Pennsylvania since a "hex" sign appears on the barn in the background.