Three-quarter lenght portrait of Luigia Vigoni (1809-1884) with her little daughter Teresa Vigoni (1844-1848) on her lap. The mother is seated on a armchair turned towards the right and holds the arm of the girl who wears a coral necklace. Coral necklace was believed to cure diseases. The plate shows on the right lower margin the stamped name of ABRESCH like the daguerreotype VV_F131 belonging to the same collection. The daguerreotype is attributed to Antonio de Kramer, the founder together with Heinrich Mylius of the S.I.A.M. in Milan (Società d'Incoraggiamento di Arti e Mestieri) in 1838 where de Kramer was teaching chemistry. Bibl. Bonetti, Maffioli, L'Italia d'argento, 2003, p. 189. The daguerreotype could be displayed on a table by folding up the cardboard.
The child Teresa Vigoni died four years old (1848). The daguerreotype is attributed to the chemist Antonio de Kramer (1806-1853), nevertheless the plate bears the stamp ABRESCH on the bottom right margin.
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Image description
Three-quarter lenght portrait of Luigia Vigoni (1809-1884) with her little daughter Teresa Vigoni (1844-1848) on her lap. The mother is seated on a armchair turned towards the right and holds the arm of the girl who wears a coral necklace. Coral necklace was believed to cure diseases. The plate shows on the right lower margin the stamped name of ABRESCH like the daguerreotype VV_F131 belonging to the same collection. The daguerreotype is attributed to Antonio de Kramer, the founder together with Heinrich Mylius of the S.I.A.M. in Milan (Società d'Incoraggiamento di Arti e Mestieri) in 1838 where de Kramer was teaching chemistry. Bibl. Bonetti, Maffioli, L'Italia d'argento, 2003, p. 189. The daguerreotype could be displayed on a table by folding up the cardboard.
Subject name
Vigoni, Luigia (1809-1889); Vigoni, Teresa
Inscription
ABRESCH stamped on the plate on bottom left side.
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
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Stereo plates
No
Window size
Height
75 mm / 2.95 inch
Width
65 mm / 2.56 inch
Housing size
Height
133 mm / 5.24 inch
Width
110 mm / 4.33 inch
Depth
70 mm / 2.76 inch
Window shape
Oval
Housing shape
Rectangle
Collection
Identifier
Villa Vigoni Centro Italo Tedesco, Loveno di Menaggio, Como, Italy
Description
Villa Vigoni Association German-Italian Centre Via Giulio Vigoni, 1 22017 Loveno di Menaggio (CO) Italy Tel. +39 0344 361 11.Villa Vigoni is a bilateral association, which was founded by the German Federal Republic and the Italian Republic. Its aim is to foster the relationship between Italy and Germany in the fields of scientific research, higher education and culture.
illa Mylius Vigoni conserves the library of Heinrich Mylius with first editions by Goethe, Schiller and Manzoni, as well as the library of the Vigoni family with important volumes dedicated to architecture, arts, history, gardens and exploration. Furthermore, the remains of the historic archives of the families Mylius and Vigoni are conserved here, they include a photographic collection.
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