Daguerreotype Photograph, Unknown Man

 
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Daguerreotype Photograph, Unknown Man
Daguerreotype of a Man
Daguerreotype of a Man

Daguerreotype Photograph, Unknown Man

Object number1985.025.100A-B
Date1839-1865
Mediumglass,
DimensionsOverall: 3 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. (9.2 x 12.1 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionDaguerreotype in case. Image features a man wearing vested suit. Posed looking towards camera. Case has own opening. Case lid has decorated velvet interior, Has floral decorations.

    The daguerreotype is a photograph that uses a polished, silver plated sheet of metal for the image. The image can best be seen when held at an angle. It was the first photograph to be commercially successful. The images are fragile and can be easily rubbed off. This photographic process was developed by Louis Deguerre and Joseph Nicephore Niepce.

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