The daguerreotype is in a relatively good condition of conservation. The binding has been replaced. The covering glass border is decorated with a gold-coloured and embossed (dot pattern) paper strip.
Assessments
Provenance
Bought from Graz, Austria
Image description
Three quarter portrait of a seated man.
Subject name
Krieger, August
Inscription
August Krieger geb. 15/11. 1824.
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
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Stereo plates
No
Window size
Height
77 mm / 3.03 inch
Width
54 mm / 2.13 inch
Housing size
Height
127 mm / 5 inch
Width
108 mm / 4.25 inch
Window shape
Octagon
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: 2nd November 2015. The case was resealed with rice paper and glued with Carboxy Methyl Cellulose Sodium.
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