Daguerreotype: 1990-5037_A.3 1844-09-08-1844-03-09

Collection: National Media Museum, Bradford, United Kingdom i
Language: English
Type: Anglo-American
Deeplink: http://daguerreobase.org/en/type/3166f369-906f-7f59-7e87-8d5ab120d44b

Identification

1990-5037_A.3

Image description

Head and shoulders portrait of a man in ¾ profile. He has grey hair, side whiskers. He wears a jacket and a high collar.

Dated

Begin: 1844-09-08
End: 1844-03-09

Tags

man; whiskers; jacket; side parting; bow tie

Links

http://www.earlynorfolkphotographs.co.uk/Photographers/T_H_Ely/T_H_Ely_photographer.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Beard_(photographer)
http://www.photolondon.org.uk/pages/details.asp?pid=529

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Object

Subject location

Norwich

Identification

1990-5037_A.3

Number of plates

Remarks general

Early portrait by a Beard studio in Norwich (opened in 1843).

Image description

Head and shoulders portrait of a man in ¾ profile. He has grey hair, side whiskers. He wears a jacket and a high collar.

Subject name

Inscription

BEARD PATENTEE on bow of hanging ring '1844 Mr R L Hornor (?) 9th March' on verso.

Keyword technique

daguerreotype

links

Stereo plates

Window size

Height: 62 mm / 2.44 inch
Width: 48 mm / 1.89 inch

Housing size

Height: 100 mm / 3.94 inch
Width: 90 mm / 3.54 inch
Depth: 25 mm / 0.98 inch

Window shape

Rectangle

Housing shape

Rectangle

Dated

Begin: 1844-09-08
End: 1844-03-09

Collection

Identifier: National Media Museum, Bradford, United Kingdom
Description: UK-INS-NMeM

Creator

Name: BEARD PATENTEE
notes: This is for daguerreotypes bearing the mark BEARD PATENTEE but that are not known to have definitely been produced in one of Richard Beard's own studios. In other words, these plates may be by Beard licence holders. Plates where the name of the license holder is known will be listed under the photographer's name and not here.

Assessment

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Housing

Mat

Material

Metal

Color

Gold

Decoration design

floral design

Spacing paper

Painted: No
Texture: No
Present: Unknown

Painted

Unknown

Case

Binding

Frame 1

Material: Metal
Colour: Gold
Style: Rectangle

Frame 2

Material: Papier-mâché
Colour: Black
Style: Rectangle

Finishing paper

Backing

Material

Paper label

description

Dark green paper label printed with black ink

Label annotations

Printed label, 'Beard's Patent Photographic Portraits taken in this and other styles at the Photographic Establishment Royal Bazaar St. Andrew 's Norwich' Inscribed '1844 Mr B L Mr R L Hornor (?) 9th March'

Recessed

Unknown

Access panel present

Unknown

Hanging system