Portrait of a Man and Woman

Name/Title

Portrait of a Man and Woman

Entry/Object ID

2020.480

Description

seated next to each other, man has one arm around woman's back and other tucked into jacket, woman wearing black dress with white lace tie around neck

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

written on tape on verso of image "Star Double 40 J.P. Perfectly executed plate with corners precisely clipped at 45° angles and 4 sides bent down equally. One of the greatest technically made plate I have ever seen Only a master could create such a stunning portrait c. 1848 Retaped 4/5/92 D.A.W. Exeter. N.H."

Dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

4-7/8 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: half

Condition

Notes

Case: exterior worn overall good condition, Image: slight oxidation at edges