Daguerreobase

Daguerreobase is an online application designed to contain detailed information about daguerreotypes. Members can view, edit and store records of individual daguerreotypes and establish relations to other records based on a wide range of characteristics. This includes collections, owners, creators, hallmarks, housing models, sizes, materials and free text descriptions.

Mission
The Daguerreobase is intended as an non-profit research project to collect and generate as much knowledge on daguerreotypes as possible, to the benefit of all those interested: institutions, researchers, conservators, traders and owners, both professional and non-professional. 

Represented collections
Prentenkabinet Leiden, Museum Joh. Enschedé, Fotomuseum Provincie Antwerpen, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Streekarchief Bommelerwaard, Huis Doorn, Dordrechts Museum, Fries Museum, private collections and others.

This website is developed with the financial support by Mondriaan Stichting, the BankGiro Loterij and the Fotomuseum Provincie Antwerpen.

The upcoming months, the Daguerreobase will be renewed and transformed into a platform. This is made possible with financial support through a FP7-program project of the European Commission.