Daguerreotype portrait of a young unknown woman in black holding a photo of a man

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  1. She's lovely, I wish I knew her story, she appears to me to be quite sad.

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    1. Thank you so much for your nice comment Alia et Libris :)

      Yes, she's sad: it's a widow with the photo of her husband in the right hand.

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  2. This is very puzzling photo ... the hand holding the photograph looks to be painted in ... perhaps a restoration attempt? ... and the ladies face seems to be "added" on top of another photo ... very strange ...

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