Untitled (Man—French)

Photograph

Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2022.342

Description

A seated man.Short hair and mustache. Wide spread legs. Hand in vest Napoleonic style.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Daguerreotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Edmund Fruit

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Verso

Language

French

Translation

...by Edmund Fruit..professor of photography ....

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

9 in

Depth

1 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: 3/4 (Euro); approximately 6 x 5 inches

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 22, 2022

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Gilded ornate gesso over wood wall frame, wall mounted; Mat: Passe partout gold/black mat, burgundy black/gold line mount; glass: residues, abrasions, scratches; plate/image: tarnished heavily, oxidation, light brown spot at bottom center edge; blue-black opaque staining on outer lower edge.