Untitled (Man and Woman)

Photograph

Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2021.648

Description

Frontal, close, husband and wife image. . Wife wears white cap and collar. Wife rest right hand on her stomach (pregnant?)

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1855

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Case dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

4-3/4 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: Half; Horizontal orientation

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Jul 26, 2022

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Brown case wood covered with embossed paper; red velvet liner; brass mat heavy corrosion dark spots; glass scratches and abrasions; brown spinal tape; plate/image tarnished, brown and blue-black opaque staining on outer edge; two intact clasps