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Daguerreotype: EKLA_B-37_1478 1840-1850

  • Collection: Estonian Literary Museum, Estonia i
  • Language: English
  • Type: European
  • Deeplink: http://www.daguerreobase.org/en/type/4ecd94f6-29a4-68d2-ae32-a635f90539e5 RDF Logo

Summary

Summary

Identification
EKLA_B-37_1478
Dated
Source
Begin
1840
End
1850
Image description
Three-quarter length portrait of a seated old man (Carl Johann von Seidlitz, 1798-1885) with grey hair and sideburns, looking to his right. He wears a dark jacket with buttons, dark waistcoat, white shirt, a cravat and dark trousers. He sits on an ornate upholstered sofa with carved armrest and he reclines his left arm against a sofa, while his right hand rests in his lap. He has got a ring on his finger. A curtain is behind to his left and a table with a plant on top of it is behind to his right.
Tags
man; sofa; plant; jacket; waistcoat; cravat; trousers; button; ring; sideburns; three-quarter portrait; plant; table; curtain

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Object

Object

Identification
EKLA_B-37_1478
Dated
Source
Begin
1840
End
1850
Number of plates
1
Assessments
Provenance
Image description
Three-quarter length portrait of a seated old man (Carl Johann von Seidlitz, 1798-1885) with grey hair and sideburns, looking to his right. He wears a dark jacket with buttons, dark waistcoat, white shirt, a cravat and dark trousers. He sits on an ornate upholstered sofa with carved armrest and he reclines his left arm against a sofa, while his right hand rests in his lap. He has got a ring on his finger. A curtain is behind to his left and a table with a plant on top of it is behind to his right.
Subject name
Seidlitz, Carl Johann von; Seidlitz, Karl Johann von
Inscription
Dr. Karl Johann v. Seidlitz. *1798.3.6 i/Reval. +1885.2.7 i/Dorpat.
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
links
Stereo plates
No
Window size
Height
100 mm / 3.94 inch
Width
76 mm / 2.99 inch
Housing size
Height
178 mm / 7.01 inch
Width
130 mm / 5.12 inch
Depth
5 mm / 0.2 inch
Window shape
Octagonal with rounded sides
Housing shape
Rectangle
Collection
Identifier
Estonian Literary Museum, Estonia
Description
Estonian Literary Museum (Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum) – Vanemuise 42, 51003 Tartu, Estonia. Phone +372 7377700, E-mail kirmus@kirmus.ee. The Estonian Literary Museum is a research and development institution that also carries the functions of a central archive of national sciences and of an archival library. The photographic collection includes almost 300,000 prints, negatives and digital files. The true rarities of the collection are its five daguerreotypes that include the oldest (ca. 1844, see EKLA_A-37-1254) and largest (12.1x16.2 cm, see EKLA_1940-28) preserved daguerreotype in Estonia.
Assessment
Previous altering
Yes
Frame
Changed
Housing
Changed
Remarks
Resealed with tape, new cover glass.
Signs
Resealed; Severe abrasion

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Housing

Housing

Mat
Material
Cardboard
Color
White
Decoration
Etched
Decoration texture
Ornaments
Window edge type
Cut
Top mat color
Black; White
Decoration design
floral design
Spacing paper
Painted
No
Texture
No
Present
No
Painted
No
Case
Rails decoration remarks
Cover
Rails
Decoration remarks
Binding
Color
Dark brown
Material
Missing; Paper
Assembly
4 strips; Glue
Mat active
No
Frame
Material
Cardboard with paper covering
Style
Rectangle
Mounting
Type
Hanging
Attached to
Frame backing
Eye material
Missing
Finishing paper
Color
Dark brown
Texture
Embossing
Backing
Material
Paper
Assembly
Glue
acces_panel_lock
Paper
Recessed
Yes
Access panel present
Yes
Hanging system
Present
No
Cover glass
Present
Yes
Painted
No
Strass
No

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Plate

Plate

Polishing lines
Annotation
Surface
Goldtoning present
Yes
Coating present
No
Applied coloring present
No
Material
Copper, silver-plated

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Hallmark

Hallmark

Manufacturer
Present
Unknown
Partly visible
Unknown
Silver content
Present
Unknown
Combined
Unknown

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