The daguerreotype had a strong mirror effect and it has been cleaned using the electrocleaning process. The glass and hanging mechanism have been replaced.
Assessments
Provenance
Bought from Rommerskirchen, Germany
Image description
Portrait of Monsieur Louis-Charles Josse Serret
Subject name
Josse Serret, Louis-Charles
Inscription
Label on the back: Louis-Charles
Josse Serret (grand père de ma femme)
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
links
Stereo plates
No
Window size
Height
82 mm / 3.23 inch
Width
68 mm / 2.68 inch
Housing size
Height
140 mm / 5.51 inch
Width
115 mm / 4.53 inch
Depth
7 mm / 0.28 inch
Window shape
Oval
Housing shape
Rectangle
Collection
Identifier
Mihai Stanescu Collection, Romania
Description
The Mihai Stănescu collection holds daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, autochromes, cartes de visite from 1860 to 1870, gelatine prints, photogravures and photography albums.
Assessment
Remarks
Conservation: September 2015. The plate was electrocleaned but due to the high quantity of silver sulphide of the margins the silver of the plate was affected during the process, without affecting the portrait. The remnant silver from the back of the plate disappeared during the cleaning process. The daguerreotype has an extra glass in order to avoid oxidation. It was resealed with Filmoplast.
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