Untitled (Diptych: Man and Woman, and Two Boys and a Girl)

Photograph

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Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Untitled (Diptych: Man and Woman, and Two Boys and a Girl)

Entry/Object ID

2021.470

Description

Left: husband and wife; Right: two boys and a girl (older son, teen sister, and younger brother).

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Subject

Family diptych

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1839 - 1860

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Case dimensions

Height

3-5/8 in

Width

3-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: Sixth; right portrait orientation, and left horizontal orientation

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 28, 2021

Examined By

Cabrera Art Management

Notes

Case: brown, wood covered, fair condition; Brass preserver: intact, (left) corrosion overall; Spinal tape: brown; Plate/Image: good condition; Clasps: two intact; Brass mat: (right) corrosion spots