M.C. 5 Cent Jones Watercolor Portrait of His Wife in Red and Blue wooden forks in this 1/6th plate daguerreotype

in this 1/6th plate daguerreotype case

7 3/16" x 5 3/4" x 2 1/16" and in very good condition

but completely wonderful and surprising interior and underside

but very little wear at all to the exterior of the spice boxes

This one is later 19th c

M.C. 5 Cent Jones Watercolor Portrait of His Wife in Red and Blue wooden forks in this 1/6th plate daguerreotypeI purchased this painting from an online seller based on some not very good photos and worried it might have faded a bit, but no the color here is as rich and strong as it ever was, and I think this is just a marvelous portrait. It is the work of M. C. "5 Cent" Jones (1918 2003), and this I believe a portrait of his wife. A self taught artist who began painting after his retirement, Jones whose nickname derived from his diminutive stature, just about