Daguerreobase

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• Portrait of a gentleman. (Last edit Oct 2, 2009)
• By anonymous
• Dated between 1840-1855
• © FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
• Anglo-American style  
• Metal foil preserver   Transparant cover glass  
• Size unknown
• Sixth plate  
• Editor: adeckers

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• Catalog #
• FMA-P-1966-098
• Owner
• FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
• Creator
• anonymous
• Number of plates
• 1
• Stereo plates
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• 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)

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• Case

• Size
• mm: 89 w 100 h 18 t
  inch: 3.5 w 3.94 h 0.71 t
  
• Type
• Shape
• Parts
• cover
  tray
  
• Number of plates
• 1
• Base material
• wood
  
  
• Covering material
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• • Color
  • dark green
  • Decoration
  • Clasps present
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  • • Number
    • 1
    • Type
    • push-button
    • Decoration
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  • Hinges present
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  • • Number
    • 2
    • Material
    • metal
    • Attached by
    • nails

• Tray

• Tray retainer present
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• • Material
  • velvet
  • Color
  • red
• Tray Insert present
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• • Material
  • textile
    
    
    
    
  • Color
  • red
    
    
    
    
• Tray Rails present
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• • Decoration present
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• Cover

• Cover cushion present
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• • Material
  • silk
  • Color
  • orange
  • Decoration
• Cover retainer present
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• • Material
  • 5
  • Color
  • 30
• Cover insert present
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• • Material:
  • Color
• Cover rails present
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• • Decoration present
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• Remarks

• Inner housing

• Size housing
• mm: 63 w 78 h 5 t
  inch: 2.48 w 3.07 h 0.2 t
  
• Metal foil preserver present
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• Binding present
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• • Material
  • paper
  • Color
  • dark blue
  • Assembly
  • 1 strip
• Cover glass present
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• • Size
  • mm: 62 w 75 h
    inch: 2.44 w 2.95 h
    
  • Painted
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  • • Color
    • Border color
    • Border shape
    • Strass
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• Mat present
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  • Material
  • Decoration
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  • • Type
  • Window shape
• Remarks
• The housing of the hinged case has been opened before and the binding was broken. Only remains of the binding are present on the edges of the cover glass.

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• Number
• 1/1
• Shape
• Size
• sixth-plate 80 x 70 mm / 3,25 x 2,75 inches
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    inch:
    
• Material
• copper, silver-plated
• Back plate
• copper
• Surface
• No applied coloring
  
• • Type
• Polishing lines
• vertical

• rounded		rounded
  rounded		rounded

• Plate perforation
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• • Number
  • Location
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• Plate securing present
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• • Only retained by housing
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  • Adhesive
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  • • Fixed to
    • back of plate (part of original binding)
    • Place
    • center
  • Paper or tape
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  • • Fixed to
    • back of plate (part of original binding)
    • Paper or tape
    • piece of paper
    • Shape
    • oval
    • Edges
    • torn
    • Color
    • blue
• Remarks
• Case has been opened before. Against the back of the plate a piece of blue cardboard is mounted. In the middle on the back of the plate are still small pieces of the original sealing present.

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• Manufacturer present
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• • Location
  • Manufacturer
  • Dr. Schneider
  • Partly visible
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• Silver content present
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• • Combined hallmark
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  • Location
  • Silver content number
  • Additional details

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• 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
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• Plate securing
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• Additional
• Photo 01
  
  
  
• Photo 02
  
  
  
• Photo 03
  
  
  
• Photo 04
  
  
  

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• Previous altering
• Date altering
• Frame
• Housing (frame)
• Case
• Housing (case)
• Signs
• Plate
• • Type
  • Signs
• Previous conservator
• Nederlands Fotomuseum
• Source
• Remarks

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