A fine example of daguerreotype technology: mechanically polished plate, curved glass cover, very decorative mat with four roundels in the corner spandrels: two classical female heads in profile at the top, two views of castles below. Also linear and foliate decoration.
Three-quarter-length portrait of a woman, facing the camera. She is seated, her left elbow resting on a cloth-covered table, both hands in her lap. She wears an off-the-shoulder dark dress, edged with dark lace, the dress has stripes of differing fabric, fringed. Similar lace is around the neck as a necklace, fastened with a brooch. Her hair is held at the back with a dark ribbon. She wears a bracelet on each wrist. She wears a ring on the third finger of her right hand. Subtle hand colouring on cheeks.
woman
dress
bracelet
necklace
ring
ribbon
lace
centre parting
hand-coloured
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1990-5036/DB/48
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daguerreotype
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Daguerreobase
National Media Museum, Bradford, United Kingdom
Museum Conservation Services
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