Untitled (Diptych: Woman and a Man)

Name/Title

Untitled (Diptych: Woman and a Man)

Entry/Object ID

2021.537

Description

Left: wife wearing velvet, beaded necktie; Right: husband wearing checkered vest

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Subject

Husband and wife diptych

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1850

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 26, 2021

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Case: wood covered with embossed leather; Liner: red velvet, good condition; Brass mat: good condition; Spinal Tape: brown; Plate/Image: tarnished heavily; Additional terms: corrosion, abrasions, scratches; Clasps: two intact; Diptych: two oval portraits of husband and wife; Spots: foxing/dark corrosion on images