Untitled (Man)

Photograph

Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Untitled (Man)

Entry/Object ID

2021.654

Description

Intense portrait of an older gentleman in day coat and white shirt with high chin collar. He has receding hairline and bushy side burns.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1855

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Case dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: half

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Jul 26, 2022

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Brown case wood covered with tooled leather; red velvet liner; brass preserver intact; brass mate mild corrosion dark spots; brown spinal tape; plate/image tarnished heavily, light brown opaque staining on out edge; two intact clasps