Impressed design on front of case depicts in the centre a swan on a grassy mound with greater reed mace behind.
A street scene: one side of the street is illuminated in sunlight, with shadows on the road. Also a gas street-lamp, four-storey houses, windows, doorways etc. Taken by John Nott in about 1840 in Cork, Ireland. An inscription on the reverse of the frame reads: 'The first Daguerreotype taken by John Nott'.
street scene
cork
house
road
street-lamp
window
chimney
doorway
shadow
pavement
roof
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IMAGE
daguerreotype
en
1840
1840
Nott, John
Nott, John
Daguerreobase
National Media Museum, Bradford, United Kingdom
Museum Conservation Services
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