Unusual Early Daguerreotype Depicting Folk Art Drawing of Young Boy Jadwiga though it looks very New

though it looks very New England-y to me

I love the position of her head

pink rubber visible on one side and heavy cast metal on the the other

The vase is signed on the bottom but I am uncertain of the maker

Unusual Early Daguerreotype Depicting Folk Art Drawing of Young Boy Jadwiga though it looks very NewI'm finding myself more and more drawn to things that feel mysterious and elusive, and this feels very much that. It's a sixth plate daguerreotype of a naive graphite drawing depicting a young child in profile with eyes closed and small hands in their lap, suggesting perhaps it was a postmortem drawing (?) though with a gentle sweetness that makes it seem as if he was just poised for bedtime. It appears to have been hand tinted, adding just a blush of