1840s Richmond Virginia Daguerreotype by William A Pratt E.A. Poe Photographer furries well-dressed man

well-dressed man

The studio information is on the mount below the photo

original case that measures 4

Man with mutton chops

1840s Richmond Virginia Daguerreotype by William A Pratt E.A. Poe Photographer furries well-dressed manLate 1840s quarter plate dag of a Virginia man, by the photographer William Abbott Pratt, who was famously known for having photographed writer Edgar Allan Poe in his Richmond studio. Dag has a tarnish ring and small scattered mold spiders but no abrasions or other damage noted. It has been resealed with archival tape, with bits of the original seals inside. It's in its original leather case which is in overall very good antique condition though the