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Daguerreotype: EKLA_B-85-112

  • Collection: Estonian Literary Museum, Estonia i
  • Language: English
  • Type: European
  • Deeplink: http://daguerreobase.org/en/type/d3a70185-6a34-cd38-e3d9-b6978c99e78c RDF Logo

Summary

Summary

Identification
EKLA_B-85-112
Dated
Source
Image description
Half length portrait of a seated man (Leopold Krohn) with sideburns, posed sideways onto the camera with his head turned towards the camera. He wears dark jacket and trousers, waistcoat, a white shirt with high collar and dark cravat. He sits on a upholstered chair with carved armrest. His left hand is inside the jacket, right fist is closed and rests on his thigh. There is a painted sky background and a curtain.
Tags
man; painted sky background; curtain; chair; jacket; waistcoat; cravat; sideburns; trousers; fist

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Object

Object

Identification
EKLA_B-85-112
Dated
Source
Number of plates
1
Assessments
Provenance
Image description
Half length portrait of a seated man (Leopold Krohn) with sideburns, posed sideways onto the camera with his head turned towards the camera. He wears dark jacket and trousers, waistcoat, a white shirt with high collar and dark cravat. He sits on a upholstered chair with carved armrest. His left hand is inside the jacket, right fist is closed and rests on his thigh. There is a painted sky background and a curtain.
Subject name
Krohn, Leopold
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
links
Stereo plates
No
Window size
Height
98 mm / 3.86 inch
Width
73 mm / 2.87 inch
Housing size
Height
156 mm / 6.14 inch
Width
131 mm / 5.16 inch
Depth
5 mm / 0.2 inch
Window shape
Rectangle
Housing shape
Rectangle
Collection
Identifier
Estonian Literary Museum, Estonia
Description
Estonian Literary Museum (Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum) – Vanemuise 42, 51003 Tartu, Estonia. Phone +372 7377700, E-mail kirmus@kirmus.ee. The Estonian Literary Museum is a research and development institution that also carries the functions of a central archive of national sciences and of an archival library. The photographic collection includes almost 300,000 prints, negatives and digital files. The true rarities of the collection are its five daguerreotypes that include the oldest (ca. 1844, see EKLA_A-37-1254) and largest (12.1x16.2 cm, see EKLA_1940-28) preserved daguerreotype in Estonia.
Assessment
Previous altering
Yes
Treated
No
Frame
Unchanged
Housing
Unchanged
Remarks
Broken cover glass.
Signs
Remains on plate

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Housing

Housing

Mat
Spacing paper
Color
White
Painted
No
Texture
No
Present
Yes
Case
Rails decoration remarks
Cover
Rails
Decoration remarks
Binding
Color
Black; Blue
Material
Paper
Assembly
4 strips; Glue
Mat active
No
Frame
Material
Cardboard with paper covering
Colour
Black
Style
Rectangle
Ribbon material
Silk
Ribbon color
Dark brown
Decoration style
Bas relief
Mounting
Type
Both standing and hanging
Attached to
Frame backing
Eye shape
Circle
Eye material
Metal
Ribbon material
Silk
Finishing paper
Color
Blue
Design
Marble
Backing
Material
Paper
Assembly
Glue
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Paper
Hanging system
Ribbon color
Dark brown
Ribbon material
Silk
Eye shape
Circle
Eye material
Metal
Present
Yes
Label annotations
"... Leopold Krohn. jun?"
Recessed
Yes
Access panel present
Yes
Cover glass
Present
Yes
Painted
Yes
Colour
Dark brown
Border colour
Black
Shape
Rectangle
Line colour
Black
Lines
1

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Plate

Plate

Polishing lines
Annotation
Surface
Goldtoning present
Yes
Coating present
No
Applied coloring present
Yes
Applied coloring type
Clothing/fabric; Skin
Material
Copper, silver-plated

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Hallmark

Hallmark

Manufacturer
Present
Unknown
Partly visible
Unknown
Silver content
Present
Unknown
Combined
Unknown

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