Seed Pearl Necklace and Bracelets

[RJNorton]

(06-02-2019 08:17 AM)James Wrote:  While on the subject of Mary, years ago when the daguerreotype was still listed on eBay, the owner was contacted by Michael Ballard, an archivist at Mississippi State University and told that while he (Ballard) didn't necessarily agree with their assessment, a couple of Lincoln experts were convinced that the woman pictured was indeed Mary Todd Lincoln, but that they "couldn't reconcile the image of Abe". He said they thought the man seated next to her was most likely her father, Robert Smith Todd (who died in 1849). When pressed for more details on the subject later on, Mr. Ballard refused to respond to email inquiries. He has since passed away.

It is beyond me how a couple of "Lincoln experts" could claim that the man in the daguerreotype is Robert Smith Todd. At least to my eyes the two men do not look anything alike. Robert Smith Todd was 27 years older than Mary; the two people in the daguerreotype are not that far apart in age.

Robert Smith Todd