Untitled (Diptych: Husband and Wife)

Name/Title

Untitled (Diptych: Husband and Wife)

Entry/Object ID

2022.403

Description

Husband in left image, short hair, wearing black jacket, white shirt, black tie. Wife in right image, seated, wearing black dress and white ear covering day bonnet. Very clear oval images.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1840

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Case dimensions

Height

4-3/4 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: Quarter

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 23, 2022

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Case: brown leather; brass preserver: intact: brass mat: mild green corrosion at bottom edge of both images, apparent good condition; brown spinal tape; plate/image: light oxidation, light brown opaque staining on left image at left edge; image: minor dark oxidations o plate