97/92/12-1/37/1 Daguerreotype, portrait of a man, metal / glass / paper, photographer unknown, 1851-1860

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97/92/12-1/37/1 Daguerreotype, portrait of a man, metal / glass / paper, photographer unknown, 1851-1860

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Daguerreotypes were current between 1840-1860. This example has what appears to be a "preserver", (a thin pinchbeck frame binding the glass, mat and plate together) indicating a date after 1851.

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Daguerreotype, portrait of a man, metal / glass / paper, photographer unknown, 1851-1860

A daguerreotype showing a half length portrait of a man photographed seated in a studio setting. The man wears a three piece suit with a tie and holds the lapels of his coat. The daguerreotype is framed by a rectangular brass mat. A glass panel sits over the top of the brass mat and metal frame binds the daguerreotype, brass mat and glass panel together. At the back, a sheet of blue paper can be seen layered between the copper plate that forms the daguerreotype and the metal frame.

Made: unknown; 1851 - 1876

Registration number

97/92/12-1/37/1

Production date

1851 - 1876

Width

60 mm

Depth

10 mm

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This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.

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