Daguerreotype: no number 20

  • Collection: National Media Museum, United Kingdom i
  • Language: English
  • Type: Anglo-American
  • Deeplink: http://daguerreobase.org/en/type/c828ae25-715c-39f0-5ad0-33d763112b64 RDF Logo

Summary

Summary

Identification
no number 20
Dated
Source
Image description
Head and shoulders portrait of a man. Image not clear but he appears to wear a dark jacket and large dark cravat or stock that hides his shirt, though the collar is visible at his neck.
Tags
man; jacket; cravat; shirt; side parting; clean shaven

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Object

Object

Identification
no number 20
Dated
Source
Number of plates
1
Remarks general
Case opens along the shorter edge.
Assessments
Provenance
Image description
Head and shoulders portrait of a man. Image not clear but he appears to wear a dark jacket and large dark cravat or stock that hides his shirt, though the collar is visible at his neck.
Subject name
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
links
Stereo plates
No
Window size
Height
57 mm / 2.24 inch
Width
46 mm / 1.81 inch
Housing size
Height
70 mm / 2.76 inch
Width
60 mm / 2.36 inch
Depth
13 mm / 0.51 inch
Window shape
Oval
Housing shape
Rectangle
Collection
Identifier
National Media Museum, United Kingdom
Description
UK-INS-NMeM
Assessment
 

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Housing

Housing

Mat
Material
Metal
Color
Gold
Decoration design
texture
Spacing paper
Painted
No
Texture
No
Present
Unknown
Painted
Unknown
Case
Material
Wood and leather
Shape
Rectangle
Parts
Cover and tray
Material decoration
Grainy; Grooves
Material colour
Dark red
Hinges
Material
Leather
Closure mechanism
Hook & eyelet
Rail decoration lid
Indented line on three sides
Cover rail decoration
Indented line on three sides
Cushion material
Velvet
Cushion color
Dark red
Cushion decoration
None
Tray retrainer material
Velvet
Tray retrainer color
Red
Clasps number
1
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
No
Binding
 
Frame
 
Finishing paper
 
Backing
 
Cover glass
Present
Yes
Painted
No
Strass
Unknown
Decoration
None

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Plate

Plate

Polishing lines
Annotation
Surface
Goldtoning present
Unknown
Coating present
Unknown
Applied coloring present
Unknown
Securing
Securing retained by housing
Unknown

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Hallmark

Hallmark

No plate-mark information available for this record

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