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Daguerreotype: 1934-649

  • Collection: National Media Museum, United Kingdom i
  • Language: English
  • Type: European
  • Deeplink: http://www.daguerreobase.org/en/type/f5be056d-8135-6232-401a-9441298674bd RDF Logo

Summary

Summary

Identification
1934-649
Dated
Source
Image description
A seated man with his elbow resting on a couple of books placed on a table.
Tags
man; table; chair; jacket; waistcoat; trousers; bow tie; book; spectacles; mammoth plate; large size
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jabez_Edwin_Mayall#Giant_daguerreotypes_and_microscopic_portraits

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Object

Object

Identification
1934-649
Dated
Source
Number of plates
1
Remarks general
Possibly the largest surviving, vintage daguerreotype plate in the world. Either a daguerreotype that has been rephotographed or possibly a daguerreotype print from a large negative. 'In March 1849, J.J.E. Mayall exhibited what he asserted were "the largest daguerreotype portraits ever taken in England". During this period, there were rival claims by other photographers that they had also made giant daguerreotypes. Mayall quickly placed an advertisement in 'The Times' re-iterating his declaration that he had produced "the largest daguerreotype portraits" and added drily, "As no other pictures have been taken in any degree approaching these in size, all recent advertised pretensions can only be intended to mislead the public." In 'The Times' newspaper of 1st July 1850, Mayall claimed that he could "take portraits from 30 inches in length down to the microscopic size." source http://spartacus-educational.com/DSmayall.htm The sitter bears a close resemblance to the self-portrait of Mayall shown on http://spartacus-educational.com/DSmayall.htm and it seems likely that this is another self-portrait taken seven years later.
Assessments
Provenance
The Royal Polytechnic Institution
Image description
A seated man with his elbow resting on a couple of books placed on a table.
Subject name
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jabez_Edwin_Mayall#Giant_daguerreotypes_and_microscopic_portraits
Stereo plates
No
Window size
Height
488 mm / 19.21 inch
Width
588 mm / 23.15 inch
Housing size
Height
636 mm / 25.04 inch
Width
741 mm / 29.17 inch
Depth
24 mm / 0.94 inch
Window shape
Arched
Housing shape
Rectangle
Collection
Identifier
National Media Museum, United Kingdom
Description
UK-INS-NMeM
Attributed to
Name
Mayall, John Jabez Edwin
notes
John Jabez Edwin Mayall erlernte 1840 die Daguerreotypie bei Dr. Paul B. Goddard in Philadelphia. Zwischen 1845 und 1846 arbeitete er dort in Partnerschaft mit dem bedeutenden Daguerreotypisten Samuel Van Loan. Dies sollte jedoch nur kurz dauern, denn schon im kommenden Jahr übersiedelte er nach London und eröffnete dort ein Atelier. In kurzer Zeit avancierte er zu einem der wichtigsten Photographen Englands. 1851 machte er mit Mammut-Daguerreotypien vom Londoner Kristallpalast von sich reden und errang auf der Weltausstellung eine Goldmedaille für diese Aufnahmen.
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Housing

Housing

Mat
 
Case
Rails decoration remarks
Cover
Rails
Decoration remarks
Present
Unknown
Decoration present
Unknown
Cushion present
Unknown
Retainer
Present
Unknown
Insert
Present
Unknown
Interior tray retainer present
Unknown
Rails present
Unknown
Metal foil preserver present
Unknown
Binding
 
Frame
Material
Wood and plaster
Colour
Gold
Decoration locally
Coated
Covering finish
Gilding
Finishing paper
 
Backing
 
Cover glass
Present
Yes
Painted
No
Strass
Unknown
Decoration
None

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Plate

Plate

Plate size other
612 x 505 mm
Polishing lines
Annotation
Surface
Goldtoning present
Unknown
Coating present
Unknown
Applied coloring present
No
Securing
Securing retained by housing
Unknown
Shape
Rectangle
Material
Metal
Backplate surface
Metal

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Hallmark

Hallmark

No plate-mark information available for this record

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