Daguerreotype: 007

Collection: Private collection, United Kingdom VIII i
Language: English
Type: Anglo-American
Deeplink: http://www.daguerreobase.org/en/type/43af22b8-b3d5-39df-d63e-346f03ec8a5e

Summary

Identification

007

Dated

Source

Image description

Portrait of a woman

Tags

woman; dress; earring; jewelry; centre parting

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Object

Identification

007

Dated

Source

Number of plates

Remarks general

A small oval daguerreotype in its original case. This might have been intended to be set into a piece of jewelry or this may always have been its final presentation.

Assessments

Provenance

Image description

Portrait of a woman

Subject name

Keyword technique

daguerreotype

links

Stereo plates

Window shape

Oval

Housing shape

Oval

Collection

Identifier: Private collection, United Kingdom VIII
Description: A privately owned collection acquired over the past few decades.

Assessment

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Housing

Mat

Case

Material

Wood and leather

Shape

Rectangle

Parts

Cover and tray

Material decoration

Grooves

Material colour

Light brown

Hinges

Material: Metal

Closure mechanism

Push-button

Clasps number

Rails decoration remarks

Cover

Rails

Decoration remarks

Metal foil preserver present

Unknown

Binding

Frame

Finishing paper

Backing

Cover glass

Present: Yes
Painted: No
Decoration: None

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Plate

Polishing lines
Annotation

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Hallmark

No plate-mark information available for this record

Gallery

Rights on every image:: Creative Commons – Attribution Non-commercial, Share Alike (BY-NC-SA)

Before conservation