Daguerreotype: FMA-P-1973-207 1840-1865

Collection: FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerpen, Belgium
Language: English
Type: European
Deeplink: http://daguerreobase.org/en/type/58289c0a-c9fc-11e3-b283-7754aff33959

Summary

Identification

FMA-P-1973-207

Dated

Source
Begin: 1840
End: 1865

Image description

Portrait of a sitting gentleman wearing a tie

Tags

portrait; man; painted backdrop

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Object

Identification

FMA-P-1973-207

Dated

Source
Begin: 1840
End: 1865

Number of plates

Remarks general

Plate is still retained in its original housing and frame, further details are uncertain.

Assessments

Provenance

Image description

Portrait of a sitting gentleman wearing a tie

Subject name

Inscription

finishing paper, 10 x 10 mm, round, handwritten, ink, Shape and size of blue label.

Keyword technique

daguerreotype

links

Stereo plates

Housing size

Height: 157 mm / 6.18 inch
Width: 187 mm / 7.36 inch
Depth: 16 mm / 0.63 inch

Window shape

Oval

Housing shape

Oval

Collection

Identifier: FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerpen, Belgium

Creator

Name: Anonymous

Platemark manufacturer

Name: Schneider, Dr
notes: Dr. Schneider Linkstr. 9 Berlin

Assessment

Previous altering: No
Treated: Unknown
Remarks: information supplied by owner

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Housing

Mat

Color

White

Window edge type

Flat

Window edge color

White

Spacing paper

Painted: No
Texture: No
Present: Unknown

Case

Rails decoration remarks

Cover

Rails

Decoration remarks
Present: Unknown
Decoration present: Unknown

Cushion present

Unknown

Retainer

Present: Unknown

Insert

Present: Unknown

Interior tray retainer present

Unknown

Rails present

Unknown

Metal foil preserver present

Unknown

Binding

Mat active: Unknown

Frame

Material

Other

Colour

Black

Ribbon color

Gold

Decoration style

Border

Mounting

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

Window size

height: 90 mm / 3.54 inch
width: 118 mm / 4.65 inch

Rebate size

height: 110 mm / 4.33 inch
width: 136 mm / 5.35 inch

Finishing paper

Color: Light brown

Backing

Material

Paper

Assembly

Glued to frame

Recessed

Access panel present

Hanging system

Present: No

Finishing paper

Yes

Cover glass

Present: Unknown
Painted: Unknown
Strass: Unknown

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Plate

Number

1/1

Polishing lines

diagonal

Annotation

Remarks

Plate is retained in its original housing and frame, further details are uncertain.

Surface

Goldtoning present: Unknown
Coating present: Unknown
Applied coloring present: Yes
Applied coloring type: Skin

Securing

Securing retained by housing: Unknown

Material

Copper, silver-plated

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Hallmark

Manufacturer

Present: Unknown
Partly visible: Unknown

Silver content

Present: Unknown
Combined: Unknown

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Gallery

Rights on every image:: Creative Commons – Attribution – (BY)

Before conservation

Recto
Verso

During conservation