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Daguerreotype: F-169_s-2

  • Collection: University of Tartu Library, Estonia i
  • Language: English
  • Type: European
  • Deeplink: http://daguerreobase.org/en/type/df05dad3-128e-f9c4-5420-ca68a575f842 RDF Logo

Summary

Summary

Identification
F-169_s-2
Dated
Source
Image description
Portrait statue of a French physicist and astronomer Dominique François Arago (1786-1853). The image has a plain dark background.
Tags
portrait; statue; still life; plain background

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Object

Object

Identification
F-169_s-2
Dated
Source
Number of plates
2
Assessments
Provenance
University of Tartu
Image description
Portrait statue of a French physicist and astronomer Dominique François Arago (1786-1853). The image has a plain dark background.
Subject name
Arago, Dominique François
Inscription
"DS"
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
links
Stereo plates
Yes
Window size
Height
65 mm / 2.56 inch
Width
54 mm / 2.13 inch
Housing size
Height
83 mm / 3.27 inch
Width
175 mm / 6.89 inch
Depth
4 mm / 0.16 inch
Window shape
Arched
Housing shape
Rectangle
Collection
Identifier
University of Tartu Library, Estonia
Description
University of Tartu Library (Tartu Ülikooli Raamatukogu) – W. Struve 1, 50091 Tartu, Estonia. Phone +372 7375746, E-mail kho@utlib.ee. Collections of the University of Tartu Library amount to ca. 3.9 million items, incl. manuscripts, photographs, works of art, incunabula, books and many other valuable publications. The library holds volumes of the world’s oldest scientific journal from 1665; the oldest original document dates back to 1239. The photographic collection currently amounts to about 79,000 images, including true rarities like five daguerreotypes as well as W. H. F. Talbot’s original calotypes and engravings.
Assessment
Previous altering
Yes
Treated
No
Frame
Unchanged
Housing
Unchanged

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Housing

Housing

Mat
 
Case
Rails decoration remarks
Cover
Rails
Decoration remarks
Binding
Color
Black
Material
Paper
Assembly
Glue
Mat active
No
Frame
Material
Cardboard with paper covering
Colour
Black
Style
Rectangle
Finishing paper
Color
Black
Backing
Material
Paper
Assembly
Paper
acces_panel_lock
Paper
description
Monogram "DS" on the back.
Recessed
No
Access panel present
Yes
Hanging system
Present
No
Cover glass
Present
Yes
Painted
Yes
Colour
Black
Border colour
Gold
Shape
Arched
Decoration
Bronze paint pattern
Line colour
Gold
Lines
2

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Plate

Plate

Polishing lines
Annotation
Surface
Goldtoning present
Yes
Coating present
No
Applied coloring present
No
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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