Daguerreotype: HM_1491_Ff 1862

Collection: Haapsalu and Läänemaa Museums, Estonia i
Language: English
Type: European
Deeplink: http://daguerreobase.org/en/type/b7921d27-324a-2538-bf1b-d13c5388fe52

Identification

HM_1491_Ff

Dated

Source: inscription on the back of the plate
Begin: 1862

Image description

Half length portrait of a seated man (Nadporovski). He wears a dark jacket, waistcoat and white shirt and he is resting his left arm on the table. The image has a plain background.

Tags

man; jacket; nadporovski; narva; plain background

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Object

Identification

HM_1491_Ff

Dated

Source: inscription on the back of the plate
Begin: 1862

Number of plates

Assessments

Provenance

Image description

Half length portrait of a seated man (Nadporovski). He wears a dark jacket, waistcoat and white shirt and he is resting his left arm on the table. The image has a plain background.

Subject name

Nadporovski

Inscription

"F347 Jkp 1491 (b-253.) Foto hõbeplaadil Valmist. 1862 a Narvas. Tollidirektor Nadporovski“

Keyword technique

daguerreotype

links

Stereo plates

Housing size

Height: 80 mm / 3.15 inch
Width: 69 mm / 2.72 inch
Depth: 1 mm / 0.04 inch

Collection

Identifier: Haapsalu and Läänemaa Museums, Estonia
Description: Foundation of Haapsalu and Läänemaa Museums (Haapsalu ja Läänemaa Muuseumid SA) – Kooli 5, 90502 Haapsalu, Estonia. Phone +372 4737065, E-mail info@salm.ee. The Foundation of Haapsalu and Läänemaa Museums is an organisation that connects five different museums in and near the city of Haapsalu. The photographic collection is located in the building of the town hall and it holds prints and negatives from 1850s until present, incl. such rarities like one daguerreotype, pannotype and ambrotypes.

Assessment

Previous altering: Yes
Treated: Unknown
Frame: Changed
Housing: Changed
Remarks: Frame and binding missing.
Signs: Plate shows tracing of original mat; Severe abrasion

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Housing

Mat

Material

Missing

Spacing paper

Painted: No
Texture: No

Case

Material

Missing

Rails decoration remarks

Cover

Rails

Decoration remarks

Binding

Frame

Material: Missing

Finishing paper

Backing

Cover glass

Present: No

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Plate

Polishing lines

Annotation

Remarks

Hallmark A. Gaudin doublé 30

Surface

Goldtoning present: Yes
Coating present: No
Applied coloring present: Yes
Applied coloring type: Jewelry

Shape

Rectangle

Edge

Top: Bevelled
Right: Bevelled
Bottom: Bevelled
Left: Bevelled

Corner

Topleft: Bent
Topright: Bent
Bottomright: Bent
Bottomleft: Bent

Size

Sixth-plate 80 x 70 mm / 3,25 x 2,75 inches

Material

Copper, silver-plated

Backplate surface

Paper

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Hallmark

Manufacturer

Present: Yes
Partly visible: Yes
Location: A. Gaudin, top-right corner

Silver content

Present: Yes
Location: Top-right corner
Number: 30

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Gallery

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Before conservation