This lot consists of two leather cases with daguerreotypes. The first case shows a young woman and an attractive velvet lining. The daguerreotype is a sixteenth plate, and the case has a hook latch and floral motif repeated on front and back. The case has light wear on the spine and was made in the mid 1850’s. It measures 2 x 1 3/4 in. wide and is an early example of housing for daguerreotypes. The second case has two daguerreotypes. Both are sixth plates, and one portrays a gentleman with a bowtie and the other a woman wearing a period dress with a lace collar. The woman’s portrait is hand-tinted. Both cases have scrollwork on velvet lining and two hook latches, and the floral motifs on the outside are repeated on front and back. Both cases have split spines and modest wear, and were probably made in the mid-1850’s, and they measure about 3 11/16 x 3 3/16 each.