Daguerreotype: FMA-P-1966-088

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Daguerreotype: FMA-P-1966-088

Collection:
FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Language:
English
Type:
European

Portrait of a gentleman. (Last edit Oct 2, 2009)
By Clément, Edouard
Dated between 1840-1855
Previously altered
© FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
European style
Painted cover glass Composite mat
150h x 127w x 6t mm
Quarter plate Hallmarked
Editor: adeckers

Catalog #
FMA-P-1966-088
Owner
FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Creator
Clément, Edouard
Number of plates
1
Stereo plates
Title
Description
Portrait of a gentleman.
Name
unidentified
Type of name
person
Source of name
Date
1840 - 1855
Date source
information supplied by owner
Remarks
Tags (comma-separated)

Frame
Frame size
mm:
inch:
Frame Window Size
mm:
inch:
Frame Rebate Size
mm:
inch:
Frame Shape
Frame Material
other
Frame Color
Frame Decoration
Frame backing present
- Material
- Assembly
Frame mounting system present
- Type
- Attach to
- Ribbon color
- Ribbon material
- Eye Shape
- Eye Material
Remarks

Inner housing

Size housing
mm: 127 w 150 h 6.5 t
inch: 5 w 5.91 h 0.26 t
Binding present
- Material
- paper
- Binding also functions as material
- Color
- dark brown
- Texture
- waffled embossing
- Assembly
- folded piece of paper
Cover glass present
- Size
- mm:
  inch:
- Painted
- Color
- black
- Border color
- black
- Border shape
- oval
- Strass
Mat present
- Components
- multiple
- - Material
  - Color
  - Decoration design
  - Decoration texture
  - - Type
  - Window shape
  - Window edge type
  - Painted
  - Window edge color
- - Top mat color
  - gold
  - Decoration design
  - Decoration texture
  - - Type
  - Window shape
  - oval
  - Window edge
  - rounded
  - - Type
    - rounded
  - Painted
  - Window edge color
  - gold
  - Spacing
  - - Type
    - flat
    - Painted
    - Color
    - black
    - Texture
Backing present
- Recessed
- Access panel present
- - Lock
  - pins
- Hanging system present
- - Ribbon color
  - Ribbon material
  - Eye Shape
  - Eye Material
- Finishing paper present
- - Color
  - blue
  - Design
  - blue
  - Texture
Remarks
The historical housing has been opened several times before. This has damaged the binding and the finishing paper in a severe way.

Number
1/1
Shape
Size
quarter-plate 108 x 80 mm / 4,25 x 3,25 inches
- mm:
  inch:
Material
copper, silver-plated
Back plate
copper
Surface
No applied coloring
- Type
Polishing lines
cut cut

cut cut
Plate perforation
- Number
- Location
Plate securing present
- Only retained by housing
- Adhesive
- - Fixed to
  - Place
- Paper or tape
- - Fixed to
  - mat or spacing paper
  - Paper or tape
  - strips of paper
  - Shape
  - rectangle
  - Edges
  - straight
  - Color
  - white
Remarks
The housing has been opened before: the original plate securing was torn and the plate was again secured with another tape (black tape). Underneath pieces of the previous plate securing (white and blue paper) are visible.

Manufacturer present
- Location
- Manufacturer
- Dr. Schneider
- Partly visible
Silver content present
- Combined hallmark
- Location
- top left
- Silver content number
- 30
- Additional details
- star

Place / Shape / Text
backing housing / rectangle / ink (printed)
Size
mm: 87 w 72 h
inch: 3.43 w 2.83 h
PORTRAITSau DaguerréotypeSur papiers er sur PlaquesDE LA MAISONEdouard Clément4, Rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, 4au coin de la rue du Templeen face la Fontaine

Remarks

Before Conservation
Recto
Verso
During Conservation
Recto
Verso
Opened
After Conservation
Recto
Verso
Plate
Before cleaning
After cleaning
Hallmark
Hallmark
Silver content
Graphic representation
Annotations
Plate securing
Additional
Photo 01
Photo 02
Photo 03
Photo 04

Previous altering
Yes
Date altering
Frame
Housing (frame)
unchanged
Case
Housing (case)
Signs
Plate
- Type
- thiourea
- Signs
- housing was opened, newer finishing paper
Previous conservator
Nederlands Fotomuseum
Source
information supplied by owner
Remarks
The plates were bought from a collector and all the plates that came from him have the same typical housing.

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