Untitled (Boy in Kufi Hat—French)

Photograph

Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2022.271

Description

A young boy is seated at a table with books upon which he rests his right arm. He wears a striped and patterned vest and a Muslim style Kufi, hat. And Napoleonic pose.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

1851

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Verso

Transcription

Illegible: ..?berishbre...name illegible except for date 1851

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

8 in

Depth

1-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: Half (Euro); 6 x 5 inches

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 21, 2022

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Passe partout, black/gold mat mount, in black gesso over wood rounded corner wall frame; glass scratches, pitting, abrasions; plate/image tarnished heavily, oxidation, light brown, opaque staining on outer edge