Untitled (Elderly Man and Woman)

Photograph

Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2022.239

Description

A frontal 3/4 seated portrait of an old man and woman and a woman wearing a day cap and holding a book.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1840

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

4-1/4 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: Sixth

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 20, 2022

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Black thermoplastic wall frame, loss at bottom left corner; brass preserver intact; brass mat in good condition; glass white spots, fingerprints, pitting, scratches; plate/image light oxidation, blue-black opaque staining at bottom edge.