Unusual Early Daguerreotype Depicting Folk Art Drawing of Young Boy nature painting 5" long x 2" deep

5" long x 2" deep x 3

I can't pass by a nice Arts and Craft vase

is nice and deep

and as if it might be ancient

The pins at shoulders and hips are all holding tight

Unusual Early Daguerreotype Depicting Folk Art Drawing of Young Boy nature painting 5" long x 2" deepI'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