Portrait of a balding, overweight, middle-aged man holding what appears to be a pair of spectacles. He shirt has a high collar. He is wearing sideburns.
Tray has a bevelled base. Cover is slightly domed.
The preserver is unusual in being a sheet of hard metal that covers the verso of the plate and is then bent up around the sides of the glass to hold its contents together.
Title
Portrait of an overweight man
Image description
Portrait of a balding, overweight, middle-aged man holding what appears to be a pair of spectacles. He shirt has a high collar. He is wearing sideburns.
Subject name
Inscription
label, 22 x 44 mm, rectangle, printed, Old auction label. 10 (3) 30 OCT 1980
Probably lot 10, consisting of 3 items in a sale on the 30th of October 1980.
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
links
Stereo plates
No
Window size
Height
55 mm / 2.17 inch
Width
44 mm / 1.73 inch
Housing size
Height
70 mm / 2.76 inch
Width
59 mm / 2.32 inch
Depth
20 mm / 0.79 inch
Window shape
Oval
Housing shape
Rectangle
Collection
Identifier
Nicholas Burnett reference collection, United Kingdom
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