Untitled (Man and Woman)

Photograph

Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2022.144

Description

An early image of an elegant couple in dress travel coats. She wears a velvet coat and has a fur muff or bag in her right hand. Her hair is center parted and up with "spit" curls. She wears gold earrings and a gold pin at the neck of her white lace cross tie. Her cheeks are pinked and she turns to look at the photographer. The husband is dressed in overcoat and patterned cravat. He keeps his left hand slipped inside of his coat. He has flat swept over hair and stares intently away from the photographer. Almost Napoleonic style.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1840

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 black wood covered with tooled leather; red velvet liner; brass preserver intact; brass mat good condition; black spinal tape; plate/image heavily tarnished, oxidation, blue-black opaque staining on outer edge; two intact clasps. In apparent good condition.