Daguerreian Unknown c.1841-1844

AN EARLY VIEW OF THE ALMSHOUSES, LEDBURY, ENGLAND c.1841-1844, looking toward the market, a rare outdoor daguerreotype plate size, 2 3/8" x 2 3/8", with some significant tarnishing to peripheries, however an exceptionally rare and early British outdoor view.

Reference:

Christie's South Kensington, London, Photographs: June 27th 1985 (lot 5 - this item)

Christie's South Kensington, London, Photographs: May 11th, 2001 (lot 81 - other views from Ledbury, almost certainly the same photographer)