Untitled (Boy—French)

Photograph

Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2022.227

Description

A young French boy (side part) stands casually crossed leg before a shirred long curtain. He wears a plaid belted tunic and pants and rests his left arm against a turned leg table. He holds a white banded wide brim hat in his left hand. He is faintly smiling.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1850

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Mat only

Height

6 in

Width

5 in

Depth

1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: Half (European); 4 x 3 inches

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 20, 2022

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Passe Partout wall mount, gold/black "trellis"; no preserver—matted; glass white spots, pitting, scratches; black tape around edges; plate/image oxidation, brown or blue-black opaque overall; image etched onto glass or "white paper mat per lender"