Half-plate daguerreotype of Frances Henrietta Dana Coit (1846-1924), with a period note of identification inside of the case behind the image.
Frances was the daughter of the pioneering an American geologist, mineralogist, volcanologist, and zoologist James Dwight Dana.
Dag has been resealed and is in overall VG antique condition some small, light nicks and scratches on the plate. No heavy damage. It comes in half of its original case that is missing the bottom rail.
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