Moody c. 1840s Sixth Plate Daguerreotype of Beautiful Young Man (Occupational?) wooden spatula as written in pencil on

as written in pencil on the underside

1 1/8" long x 7/8" across

with the balls in their cages flipping from one side to the other as it goes

to men shooting the breeze next to the buggy filled with bags of coal (

and then this wonderful cast of characters spilling from the doors of the church

Moody c. 1840s Sixth Plate Daguerreotype of Beautiful Young Man (Occupational?) wooden spatula as written in pencil onThis one I purchased for what I see as its sheer beauty and wonderful moodinessand for how much this young man looks like a character out of Dickens or the like, with a whole drama swirling around him. I purchased him from an expert in the history of costume, and trust her dating of this to the 1840s. I assume his coat, draped around him almost like a sweater (and really a bit like a straight jacket, his hands hidden) is a work coat, protecting