The daguerreotype is in a good condition of conservation. There are signs of oxidation. The plate is tinted. The binding has been replaced and the glass has been cleaned.
Assessments
Provenance
Bought from Rommerskirchen, Germany
Image description
Three quarter portrait of an elderly woman. She is seated and wearing a bonnet.
Subject name
Inscription
On the cover: Exchange Arcade Manchester Photographic Portrait Gallery
On the plate: 14 September
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
links
Stereo plates
No
Window size
Height
80 mm / 3.15 inch
Width
62 mm / 2.44 inch
Housing size
Height
108 mm / 4.25 inch
Width
87 mm / 3.43 inch
Depth
9 mm / 0.35 inch
Window shape
Arched
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.
Creator
Name
Exchange Arcade Manchester Photographic Portrait Gallery
notes
See https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp50065/alfred-brothers
nationality
United Kingdom
Assessment
Remarks
Conservation: August 2015. The new seal was removed, and under the mat a piece of non acidic paper was discovered. It was resealed with Filmoplast.
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