Author Topic: Dating of Daguerreotype Janet Moscrip (1792-1874)?  (Read 1953 times)

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Re: Dating of Daguerreotype Janet Moscrip (1792-1874)?
« Reply #18 on: Friday 01 December 17 22:38 GMT (UK) »
I wonder if she could be holding a daguerreotype of her late Husband?
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Re: Dating of Daguerreotype Janet Moscrip (1792-1874)?
« Reply #19 on: Saturday 02 December 17 12:41 GMT (UK) »
I wondered about what she was holding too.  It looks slimmer than a book plus it's open slightly with her finger in the gap.  I don't know but wouldn't imagine you would do that with a bible.
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