Daguerreotype: PH373/14

Collection: The Centre for Photographic Conservation, United Kingdom
Language: English
Type: Anglo-American
Deeplink: http://daguerreobase.org/en/type/50004fb4-303b-6ea5-ff5e-e99953a53123

Summary

Identification: PH373/14
Image description: Half length portrait of a seated, mature man with grey hair, facing the camera. His left elbow rests on a table on which a couple of books are placed. The left had holds a pair of spectacles. He wears a dark jacket with broad lapels, dark waistcoat and trousers, dark tie over white shirt with high collar. He has a walking cane.
Tags: elderly; man; jacket; waistcoat; shirt; tie; table; book; spectacles; cane

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Object

Identification

PH373/14

Number of plates

Image description

Half length portrait of a seated, mature man with grey hair, facing the camera. His left elbow rests on a table on which a couple of books are placed. The left had holds a pair of spectacles. He wears a dark jacket with broad lapels, dark waistcoat and trousers, dark tie over white shirt with high collar. He has a walking cane.

Subject name

Keyword technique

daguerreotype

links

Stereo plates

Window size

Height: 65 mm / 2.56 inch
Width: 52.5 mm / 2.07 inch

Housing size

Height: 95 mm / 3.74 inch
Width: 83 mm / 3.27 inch
Depth: 17.5 mm / 0.69 inch

Window shape

Oval

Housing shape

Rectangle

Collection

Identifier: The Centre for Photographic Conservation, United Kingdom

Assessment

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Housing

Mat

Material

Metal

Color

Gold

Decoration design

floral design

Spacing paper

Painted: No
Texture: No

Case 1

Material

Leather or imitation leather

Shape

Rectangle

Parts

Cover and tray

Material decoration

Embossed ornaments; Flowers; Grooves

Material colour

Black

Hinges

Material: Leather or imitation leather

Closure mechanism

Hook & eyelet

Cushion material

Velvet

Cushion color

Light red

Cushion decoration

Leaves

Tray retrainer material

Velvet

Tray retrainer color

Light red

Clasps number

Metal foil preserver present

Yes

Case 2

Shape

Rectangle

Parts

Cover and tray

Hinges

Material: Textile

Binding

Frame

Finishing paper

Backing

Cover glass

Present: Yes
Painted: No

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Plate

No plate information available for this record

Hallmark

No plate-mark information available for this record

Gallery

Rights on every image:: Creative Commons – Attribution Non-commercial, No derivatives (BY-NC-ND)

Before conservation