Daguerreotype: VM_01 1840-1850

Collection: Varbla Museum, Estonia i
Language: English
Type: European
Deeplink: http://daguerreobase.org/en/type/544207fd-52e0-174a-1d3c-d7891a61f606

Identification

VM_01

Dated

Source
Begin: 1840
End: 1850

Image description

Half-length portrait of a seated young man (Gustav Adolf Daniel von Pröbsting, 01.11.1824-04.08.1888), who was the owner of the Vana-Varbla manor in Estonia. He wears a dark jacket, white shirt with high collar, a dark cravat and rests his right arm on the table.

Tags

man; manor; Gustav Adolf Daniel von Pröbsting; Varbla; Estonia; jacket; cravat; plain background

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Object

Identification

VM_01

Dated

Source
Begin: 1840
End: 1850

Number of plates

Assessments

Provenance

Image description

Subject name

Gustav Adolf Daniel von Pröbsting

Inscription

Inscription on the backing paper: Gustav von Proebsting

links

Stereo plates

Window size

Height: 46 mm / 1.81 inch
Width: 38 mm / 1.5 inch

Housing size

Height: 51 mm / 2.01 inch
Width: 44 mm / 1.73 inch
Depth: 4 mm / 0.16 inch

Window shape

Oval

Housing shape

Oval

Collection

Identifier: Varbla Museum, Estonia
Description: Varbla Museum (Varbla muuseum) – Aruküla, 88206 Varbla, Pärnumaa, Estonia. Phone +372 4496446. Varbla Museum is a nonprofit organisation which also includes a photographic collection.

Assessment

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Housing

Mat

Case

Rails decoration remarks

Cover

Rails

Decoration remarks

Binding

Frame 1

Frame 2

Material: Metal
Colour: Gold
Style: Oval

Finishing paper

Color: Light brown

Backing

Cover glass 1

Cover glass 2

Present: Yes
Painted: No
Strass: No

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Plate

Polishing lines
Annotation

Polishing lines

Annotation

Surface

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

Shape

Oval

Size

Oval plate 51 x 42 / 2,01 x 1,65 inches

Backplate surface

Paper

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Hallmark

No plate-mark information available for this record

Gallery

Rights on every image:: CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0)

Before conservation