SOLD Girl in Ringlets with Mother and Doll (and Dog?) Antique Cased Daguerreotype kansas bird ) It folds back up

) It folds back up elegantly to form a rectangular box with  square sides

and perfect for filling with some similarly electric fall leaves

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

again: "Ball under Bed

Framed: 10 1/2” x 8 1/2”

SOLD Girl in Ringlets with Mother and Doll (and Dog?) Antique Cased Daguerreotype kansas bird ) It folds back upI 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