Untitled (Boy—French)

Photograph

Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2022.278

Description

A young three year old boy wearing plaid tunic is seated on a blue patterned sofa. He holds his riding crop in his left hand and his straw hat in his right.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist

"in Rouen"

Date made

circa 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label, ink

Location

Verso

Transcription

...avait 3 ans ... (has three years....)

Translation

Daguerreotype, Place of the Carmest 45, ancient Hotel Poste, ROUEN

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: Half (Euro); approximately 5 x 4-1/2 inches

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 21, 2022

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Black gessoed wood frame Passe partout black/gold mat, mount; glass residues, abrasions, scratches; plate/image tarnished heavily, oxidation, brown and blue-black opaque staining on outer edge.