Untitled (Man and Woman)

Photograph

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Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Untitled (Man and Woman)

Entry/Object ID

2021.550

Description

Husband has a beard, wife is pretty with short ringlets, dressed in black with pin at her neck and wears black fingerless gloves

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Subject

Young husband and wife seated together

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1840

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Case dimensions

Height

4-3/4 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: quarter

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 27, 2021

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Case: brown, floral case; Case hinge: loose; Liner: red silk; Brass preserver: intact; Brass mat: good condition with some minor spots; Glass: white spots, accretion; Spinal tape: brown, torn and loose; Plate/Image: tarnished heavily, light brown or blue-black opaque staining on outer edge; Additional terms: abrasions, accretion; Clasps: two intact; Image: both subjects have tinted cheeks