Probably the removable centre of an Anglo-American case. The silk tab at the top is to allow this element of the case to be removed.
Portrait of a woman resting her elbow on a table. She wears a lace cap with decorated lappets down the front of her dress, lace cuffs, and a long gold highlighted chain. Hand coloured.
woman
dress
lace cap
lace cuffs
lappet
table
hand coloured
chain
jewelry
gold highlight
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IMAGE
daguerreotype
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Daguerreobase
Private collection, United Kingdom VIII
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