Untitled (A Tannery)

Photograph

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Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Untitled (A Tannery)

Entry/Object ID

2022.426

Description

An image of the Monguap Tannery, Kiersted and Co., Bethel, (Sullivan County, New York ),1849. Taken from a rise overlooking the valley.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

1849

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Recto: Mat

Transcription

Manqaup Tannery, Kiersted & Co., Bethel-1849

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Case dimensions

Height

4-3/4 in

Width

5-5/8 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: Half; horizontal orientation

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 23, 2022

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Case: brown leather, Elliot's geometric" (1849); liner: red silk; brass preserver: intact; brass mat: green corrosion dark spots; glass: residue, abrasions, scratches, grime; spinal tape: black, slight split; plate/image: tarnished heavily, oxidation, light brown, opaque staining on outer edge with dark spots overall; clasps: two intact.