Daguerreotype: 1991-983/26 1840-01-01-1849-12-31

Collection: Det Nationale Fotomuseum, Denmark i
Language: Danish
Type: Other
Deeplink: http://daguerreobase.org/en/type/c1e13a67-e1d1-76ec-ad59-749710ef0df0

Summary

Identification

1991-983/26

Dated

Source
Begin: 1840-01-01
End: 1849-12-31

Image description

Group portrait of unidentified man, woman and child

Tags

portrait; family

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Object

Identification

1991-983/26

Dated

Source
Begin: 1840-01-01
End: 1849-12-31

Number of plates

Remarks general

A european style mounted daguerreotype placed in a wooden case

Assessments

Provenance

Title

Gruppeportræt af uidentificeret mand, kvinde og barn

Image description

Group portrait of unidentified man, woman and child

Subject name

Inscription

Handwriting in black pen on white paper label, adhered to back of case´s tray: "NB" etuiet hører ikke opr. til!" (NB! The case is not original!)

Keyword technique

daguerreotype

links

Stereo plates

Window size

Height: 67 mm / 2.64 inch
Width: 83 mm / 3.27 inch

Housing size

Height: 106 mm / 4.17 inch
Width: 128 mm / 5.04 inch
Depth: 2 mm / 0.08 inch

Window shape

Oval

Housing shape

Rectangle

Collection

Identifier: Det Nationale Fotomuseum, Denmark
Description: Det Nationale Fotomuseum (The National Museum of Photography) holds extensive collections of photography from 1839 until the present, among which is Scandinavia’s largest collection of daguerreotypes.

Creator

Name: Alstrup, Mads
nationality: Denmark

Assessment

Previous altering: Yes
Treated: Yes
Remarks: Conserved in 2004.

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Housing

Mat

Material

Paper

Color

White

Decoration

Stamped

Window edge type

Flat

Decoration design

line decoration

Number

Spacing paper

Painted: No
Texture: No
Present: No

Painted

Yes

Case

Material

Wood

Exterior covering material

Leather

Type

Other

Shape

Rectangle

Parts

Cover and tray

Material decoration

Gilded border; Ornaments

Material colour

Dark violet

Hinges

Material: Leather
Attached by: Part of base
Number: 1

Closure mechanism

Hook & eyelet

Tray retrainer material

Leather

Tray retrainer color

Dark violet

Clasps number

Rails decoration remarks

Cover

Rails

Decoration remarks
Present: Yes
Decoration present: Unknown

Cushion present

Unknown

Retainer

Present: Unknown

Insert

Present: Unknown

Interior tray retainer present

Unknown

Rails present

Yes

Metal foil preserver present

Binding

Color: Light blue
Material: Paper
Assembly: Folded piece of paper
Mat active: Unknown

Frame

Finishing paper

Color: Light blue

Backing

Material

Paper

Assembly

Folded piece of paper

description

Finishing paper and binding is made up of one piece of coloured japaneese paper, this is from conservation 2004.

Recessed

Access panel present

Unknown

Hanging system

Present: No

Finishing paper

Cover glass

Present: Yes
Painted: No
Strass: No
Border colour: Gold
Shape: Rectangle
Decoration: Dotted bas relief

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Plate

Polishing lines

horizontal

Annotation

Surface

Goldtoning present: Yes
Coating present: Unknown
Applied coloring present: No

Securing

Securing retained by housing: Unknown

Material

Silvered copper

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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