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Daguerreotype: EKLA_1940-28 1850-1855

  • Collection: Estonian Literary Museum, Estonia i
  • Language: English
  • Type: European
  • Deeplink: http://daguerreobase.org/en/type/4bb339f9-8768-305b-e725-064fca52f654 RDF Logo

Summary

Summary

Identification
EKLA_1940-28
Dated
Source
Unknown
Begin
1850
End
1855
Image description
Portrait of a family: a woman (Justine von Seidlitz, former Justine von Rauch), seated in the middle, with face turned slightly away from the camera and her two daughters (Justine and Helene von Seidlitz) standing and looking towards the camera. The woman wears a decorative lace-edged bonnet, a dark dress with long sleeves and lace cuffs, a white lace collar, a brooch and decorative ribbons crossed at the front. She has a ring on her finger and she sits on a upholstered sofa, resting her left arm on the carved armrest of the sofa. The girl to her right is standing and leaning her left arm on her mother's right shoulder. The other girl to her left is resting her elbow on the carved armrest of the sofa. Both girls are wearing earrings and identical checkered dresses with short sleeves. The image has a plain background, a small piece of curtain is to the right.
Tags
portrait; family; portrait; woman; woman and child; daughter; earring; ring; ckeckered; sofa; curtain; rauch; dorpat; bonnet

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Object

Object

Identification
EKLA_1940-28
Dated
Source
Unknown
Begin
1850
End
1855
Number of plates
1
Assessments
Provenance
Image description
Portrait of a family: a woman (Justine von Seidlitz, former Justine von Rauch), seated in the middle, with face turned slightly away from the camera and her two daughters (Justine and Helene von Seidlitz) standing and looking towards the camera. The woman wears a decorative lace-edged bonnet, a dark dress with long sleeves and lace cuffs, a white lace collar, a brooch and decorative ribbons crossed at the front. She has a ring on her finger and she sits on a upholstered sofa, resting her left arm on the carved armrest of the sofa. The girl to her right is standing and leaning her left arm on her mother's right shoulder. The other girl to her left is resting her elbow on the carved armrest of the sofa. Both girls are wearing earrings and identical checkered dresses with short sleeves. The image has a plain background, a small piece of curtain is to the right.
Subject name
Seidlitz, Justine von; Seidlitz, Helene von; Rauch, Justine von
Inscription
Justine von Seidlitz, geb. von Rauch, *1816.9.13 Petersburg, +1898.8.24 Dorpat, m 1/2 Töchtern, Justine *1842.11.4 Petersburg, Helene *1844.3.20 Petersburg
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
links
Stereo plates
No
Window size
Height
140 mm / 5.51 inch
Width
105 mm / 4.13 inch
Housing size
Height
212 mm / 8.35 inch
Width
169 mm / 6.65 inch
Depth
10 mm / 0.39 inch
Window shape
Rectangle
Housing shape
Rectangle
Collection
Identifier
Estonian Literary Museum, Estonia
Description
Estonian Literary Museum (Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum) – Vanemuise 42, 51003 Tartu, Estonia. Phone +372 7377700, E-mail kirmus@kirmus.ee. The Estonian Literary Museum is a research and development institution that also carries the functions of a central archive of national sciences and of an archival library. The photographic collection includes almost 300,000 prints, negatives and digital files. The true rarities of the collection are its five daguerreotypes that include the oldest (ca. 1844, see EKLA_A-37-1254) and largest (12.1x16.2 cm, see EKLA_1940-28) preserved daguerreotype in Estonia.
Assessment
Previous altering
Yes
Treated
Unknown
Frame
Changed
Housing
Changed
Remarks
Resealed with tape, new mat and cover glass, binding is missing.
Signs
Resealed, improvised and atypical housing; Severe abrasion

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Housing

Housing

Mat
Material
Cardboard
Color
Black
Top mat color
Black
Spacing paper
Painted
No
Texture
No
Present
No
Painted
No
Case
Rails decoration remarks
Cover
Rails
Decoration remarks
Binding
Color
Black
Material
Paper
Assembly
Glue; Tape
Mat active
No
Frame
Material
Cardboard with paper covering
Colour
Black
Style
Rectangle
Decoration style
Embossed pattern
Mounting
Type
Both standing and hanging
Attached to
Frame backing
Eye shape
Circle
Eye material
Metal
Finishing paper
Color
Black
Design
Black
Texture
Embossed hatching
Backing
Material
Paper
Assembly
Glue
Hanging system
Eye shape
Circle
Eye material
Metal
Present
Yes
Recessed
Yes
Access panel present
No
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
Clothing/fabric; Jewelry
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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