Daguerreotype Photo Possible Sick Premortem Creepy eyes Antique Unusual 1800s black and white Wattes died at 19 yrs"

Wattes died at 19 yrs"

but looking close under magnification I see some very faint swipes and mat abrasions

but the glass has now been replaced

Any spots on my photo are on / under the glass and not on the image

Daguerreotype Photo Possible Sick Premortem Creepy eyes Antique Unusual 1800s black and white Wattes died at 19 yrs"Sixth plate daguerreotype of a sickly woman photographed in a high backed chair, probably needed to help support her head. She is wearing an object on a ribbon around her neck and her eyes seem odd, looking off to one side. It has been suggested that this is a post mortem photograph, but I don't believe so. could very well be a "premortem" image, however. The plate is tarnished, but other than a few tiny mat abrasions is in good condition with no