SOLD Girl in Ringlets with Mother and Doll (and Dog?) Antique Cased Daguerreotype kansas bird who I think quite charmed

who I think quite charmed the artist as he sketched them nearly 200 years ago

the legs of the giraffe need to be arranged in the right position in order for him to stand sturdily

Framed: 10 1/2” x 8 1/2”

again: "Ball under Bed

but also to note the site of its making

SOLD Girl in Ringlets with Mother and Doll (and Dog?) Antique Cased Daguerreotype kansas bird who I think quite charmedI couldn't resist this one for the expression of this girl's face, which looks like a a sort of relaxed contentment to me, and for the Biedermeier type china doll that rests in the crook of her arm, and for the play of hands encircling that doll, which looks to included the paw of a dog resting on her calf! I love her ringlets as well, and the matching fabric on the dresses of mother and daughter. One can also see a good bit of the patterning on the