Portrait of a Man

Name/Title

Portrait of a Man

Entry/Object ID

2020.130

Description

Head and torso, frontal view, hair parted on side, wears black jacket, vest and bow tie, high white collar

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1840

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

piece of paper taped to glass

Transcription

DAGUEREOTYPE PORTRAIT $55-RC2BOB D45

Dimensions

Dimension Description

1/6 plate, oval

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Depth

5/8 in

Accessories

Accessory

Case

Notes

Union case thermoplastic #197, Garden Flowers, Casemaker, Holmes,Booth and Hayden, Scarce, p.109, K.K.with W.

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Condition Type

Oxidation, Fading

Parts

Image

Notes

around edges and spotted - dark areas have become transparent

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Condition Type

Tarnish

Materials

Metal

Parts

Case

Notes

cover: missing