Stern Couple with Their Books, Horizontal Quarter Plate Daguerreotype in Half Case triple portrait (Shields Landon) Jones was born

(Shields Landon) Jones was born in Franklin County

typically prior to the beginning of a hunt--hence the fox head

With a A little research I found a bit of information about the James

and even more so a very lovely pair of small pots found together and complementing one another perfectly

Stern Couple with Their Books, Horizontal Quarter Plate Daguerreotype in Half Case triple portrait (Shields Landon) Jones was bornI've been resisting buying daguerreotypes, in significant part because I have a very hard time photographing them well, but I really loved this serious looking couple with stack of books (his and hers and she's protecting hers!) resting on the table between them. A wonderful play of hands, and patterns, too, and I especially love the expression on her face, which seems a combination of keenly observant and self protective. With a bit of gilding at the