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Daguerreotype: F-169_s-1

  • Collection: University of Tartu Library, Estonia i
  • Language: English
  • Type: Other
  • Deeplink: http://daguerreobase.org/en/type/d63e1e96-50f0-b8f7-9e31-cefdf8314128 RDF Logo

Summary

Summary

Identification
F-169_s-1
Dated
Source
Image description
Three quarter length portrait of a seated man and a woman: Friedrich August Simon Morgenstern's (1772-1844) son with his wife, both looking towards the camera. Friedrich August Simon Morgenstern was a brother of Karl Morgenstern (1770-1852), the first director of the University of Tartu Library and a professor of the University of Tartu. The man has dark hair, sideburns and moustache, he wears a dark trousers, dark jacket, a patterned waistcoat, white shirt with high collar and a dark cravat. He holds with his left hand on his waistcoat and rests his right arm on the back of the chair, on which his wife is sitting. She wears a dark long sleeved dress with white lace-edged collar, cuffs and a brooch. She wears pale earrings and rests her hands together in her lap. The image has a plain background.
Tags
man; woman; morgenstern; earring; moustache; sideburns; plain background; dress; brooch; cuffs

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Object

Object

Identification
F-169_s-1
Dated
Source
Number of plates
1
Assessments
Provenance
heritage of Karl Morgenstern
Image description
Three quarter length portrait of a seated man and a woman: Friedrich August Simon Morgenstern's (1772-1844) son with his wife, both looking towards the camera. Friedrich August Simon Morgenstern was a brother of Karl Morgenstern (1770-1852), the first director of the University of Tartu Library and a professor of the University of Tartu. The man has dark hair, sideburns and moustache, he wears a dark trousers, dark jacket, a patterned waistcoat, white shirt with high collar and a dark cravat. He holds with his left hand on his waistcoat and rests his right arm on the back of the chair, on which his wife is sitting. She wears a dark long sleeved dress with white lace-edged collar, cuffs and a brooch. She wears pale earrings and rests her hands together in her lap. The image has a plain background.
Subject name
Morgenstern
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
links
Stereo plates
No
Window size
Height
143 mm / 5.63 inch
Width
104 mm / 4.09 inch
Housing size
Height
217 mm / 8.54 inch
Width
174 mm / 6.85 inch
Depth
29 mm / 1.14 inch
Window shape
Oval
Housing shape
Rectangle
Collection
Identifier
University of Tartu Library, Estonia
Description
University of Tartu Library (Tartu Ülikooli Raamatukogu) – W. Struve 1, 50091 Tartu, Estonia. Phone +372 7375746, E-mail kho@utlib.ee. Collections of the University of Tartu Library amount to ca. 3.9 million items, incl. manuscripts, photographs, works of art, incunabula, books and many other valuable publications. The library holds volumes of the world’s oldest scientific journal from 1665; the oldest original document dates back to 1239. The photographic collection currently amounts to about 79,000 images, including true rarities like five daguerreotypes as well as W. H. F. Talbot’s original calotypes and engravings.
Assessment
Previous altering
Yes
Treated
Unknown
Frame
Unchanged
Housing
Unchanged
Signs
Milky haze

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Housing

Housing

Mat
Material
Velvet
Color
Dark red
Top mat color
Dark red
Spacing paper
Painted
No
Texture
No
Present
No
Painted
No
Case
Material
Wood and leather
Exterior covering material
Leather or imitation leather
Type
Box
Shape
Rectangle
Parts
Cover and tray
Material decoration
Embossed borders
Material colour
Black
Hinges
Material
Metal
Number
2
Closure mechanism
Hook & eyelet
Cushion material
Silk
Cushion color
Dark red
Cushion decoration
None
Tray retrainer material
Cardboard
Tray retrainer color
Dark red
Clasps number
2
Rails decoration remarks
Cover
Rails
Decoration remarks
Cushion present
Yes
Rails present
Yes
Metal foil preserver present
No
Binding
Color
Black; Dark red
Material
Paper; Velvet
Assembly
Glue
Mat active
Yes
Frame
Mounting
Type
Both standing and hanging
Finishing paper
Color
Dark red
Texture
Embossed hatching
Backing
Material
Paper
Assembly
Paper
acces_panel_lock
Paper
Hanging system
Ribbon color
Black
Ribbon material
Leather
Eye shape
Circle
Eye material
Metal
Present
Yes
Recessed
Yes
Access panel present
Yes
Cover glass
Present
Yes
Painted
No
Strass
No

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Plate

Plate

Polishing lines
Annotation
Surface
Goldtoning present
Yes
Coating present
No
Applied coloring present
Yes
Applied coloring type
Jewelry; 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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