Daguerreotype: PM_F23

Collection: Järvamaa Museum, Estonia i
Language: English
Type: European
Deeplink: http://daguerreobase.org/en/type/0b0232b1-9b8b-890d-9796-0080ce95a913

Identification

PM_F23

Dated

Source

Image description

Half-length portrait of a seated elderly woman, looking towards the camera. She wears a white lace bonnet, tied beneath the chin with broad white lace-edged lappets. She wears a dark long sleeved dress with dark lace cuffs and a broad white lace collar. She also has three rings on her fingers. To her left is a table covered with white lace table cloth, as she rests her left arm on the table. There is a dark curtain in the background.

Tags

woman; bonnet; dress; cuffs; ring; table; table cloth; curtain; hallmark

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Object

Identification

PM_F23

Dated

Source

Number of plates

Assessments

Provenance

Image description

Subject name

Inscription

Label on the back „Unbekannt N1161/B PM F 23“

Keyword technique

daguerreotype

links

Stereo plates

Window size

Height: 90 mm / 3.54 inch
Width: 68 mm / 2.68 inch

Housing size

Height: 153 mm / 6.02 inch
Width: 130 mm / 5.12 inch
Depth: 8 mm / 0.31 inch

Window shape

Oval

Housing shape

Rectangle

Collection

Identifier: Järvamaa Museum, Estonia
Description: Järvamaa Museum (SA Ajakeskus Wittenstein / Järvamaa Muuseum) – Veski 11, 72713 Paide, Estonia. Phone +372 3850276, E-mail info@jarvamaamuuseum.ee. Järvamaa Museum is one of the oldest county museums in Estonia. Its photographic collection is mainly focused on Järvamaa county and it ranges from the beginning of photography to present. The highlights of the photographic collection are its two daguerreotypes, incl. the oldest daguerreotype that we know of so far, which was made in Estonia (ca. 1850, see PM_F22).

Assessment

Previous altering: Yes
Frame: Changed
Housing: Changed
Remarks: Resealed in 2015.
Signs: Severe abrasion

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Housing

Mat

Material

Cardboard

Color

Gold

Decoration

Coated

Window edge type

Cut

Window edge color

Gold

Top mat color

Gold

Spacing paper

Type: Rounded
Color: White
Painted: No
Texture: No
Present: Yes

Painted

Case

Rails decoration remarks

Cover

Rails

Decoration remarks

Binding

Color: Dark brown
Material: Paper
Texture: Embossed hatching
Assembly: 4 strips; Glue
Mat active: No

Frame

Material

Cardboard with paper covering

Colour

Brown

Style

Rectangle

Ribbon material

Textile

Ribbon color

Light brown

Decoration style

Bas relief ornaments

Mounting

Type: Hanging
Attached to: Frame backing
Eye shape: Circle
Eye material: Metal
Ribbon material: Textile

Finishing paper

Color: Dark brown
Design: Marble

Backing

Material

Paper

Assembly

Glue

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Paper

Hanging system

Ribbon color: Light brown
Ribbon material: Textile
Eye shape: Circle
Eye material: Metal
Present: Yes

Label annotations

„Unbekannt N1161/B PM F 23“

Recessed

Yes

Access panel present

Yes

Cover glass

Present: Yes
Painted: Yes
Colour: Gold
Border colour: Gold
Shape: Oval
Decoration: Flowers
Line colour: Blue; Gold
Lines: 2

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Plate

Polishing lines

Annotation

Remarks

Hallmark: "Double. A. Gaudin. 30"

Surface

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

Edge

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

Corner

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

Material

Copper, silver-plated

Backplate surface

Copper

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Hallmark

Manufacturer

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

Silver content

Present: Yes
Location: top-left corner
Number: 30

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Gallery

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Before conservation