Daguerreotype: PD235 1841-03

Collection: UK-PRI-XII i
Language: English
Type: European
Deeplink: http://daguerreobase.org/en/type/854f6c23-0918-bdf9-f81a-800ac51bbb1b

Identification

PD235

Dated

Source
Begin: 1841-03

Image description

Head and shoulders portrait of a man with greying hair. He is wearing a dark jacket, lighter waistcoat and a dark stock over a high collared shirt.

Tags

man; jacket; waistcoat; stock; high collar; side parting

Links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Beard_(photographer)
www.photolondon.org.uk/pages/details.asp?pid=529
http://www.silvershadows.co/product/1843c-richard-beard-daguerreotype-for-sale-dolphin-pheasant-japanned-frame-starburst-mat/

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Object

Identification

PD235

Dated

Source
Begin: 1841-03

Number of plates

Assessments

Provenance

Image description

Head and shoulders portrait of a man with greying hair. He is wearing a dark jacket, lighter waistcoat and a dark stock over a high collared shirt.

Subject name

Inscription

Remains of Richard Beard's label on the verso.

links

Stereo plates

Window shape

Oval

Housing shape

Rectangle

Collection

Identifier: UK-PRI-XII
Description: Private collection of daguerreotypes

Creator

Name: Beard, Richard
notes: Mit Beard in London beginnt in Europa die Periode der daguerreschen Ateliers, sein Etablissement war das erste professionelle Fotostudio auf dem Kontinent (März 1841). Er hatte das Patent zum Daguerreotypieren in England und eröffnete in rascher Folge eine Zahl von Ateliers.
nationality: United Kingdom

Assessment

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Housing

Mat

Material

Metal

Color

Gold

Decoration design

other

Spacing paper

Painted: No
Texture: No

Case

Binding

Frame

Material: Papier-mâché
Colour: Black
Style: Picture

Finishing paper

Backing

Material: Paper
description: printed, green paper label (damaged)
Label annotations: Richard Beard's trade label

Cover glass

Present: Yes
Painted: No
Decoration: None

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Plate

Polishing lines
Annotation

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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