Untitled (Man)

Photograph

Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Untitled (Man)

Entry/Object ID

2022.149

Description

An older serious gentleman. He has short grey hair and side whiskers beneath his white chin collar. He is seated and rests his left hand on a table. A moncle and a watch fob dangle from around his neck.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1845

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Case dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

4-3/4 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: half

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Aug 25, 2022

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Case brown, wood covered with tooled leather; red velvet liner, worn; brass mat heavy green corrosion dark spots; plate/image oxidation, light brown staining outer edge; pitting; one intact clasp, one missing clasp.