Daguerreotype

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Daguerreotype

Entry/Object ID

SS.91.18 a-b

Description

Daguerreotype of an engraving of Washington Irving, male portrait, his head is tilted with hand on side of head, wavy hair, wearing light shirt with turned up collar, dark cravat and light jacket, oval opening with gold metallic matting, two-piece leather case; A- case lid, purple velvet with cut-out floral design around border, and maker's stamp info in center "Brady's Gallery, Broadway, New York, 265R207", tooled floral design with scalloped border and ornate vine design on outer side;two small brass hollow openings for clasp closures on bottom case, gilted dots along outer edge of inside of top and bottom cases; B- case bottom, glass covers daguerreotype and gold metallic matting, brown leather bottom has squiggly design with plain 1/8" border, has two loop clasp closures that fit inside closures to lid. Maker's stamp info in center: "Brady's Gallery, Broadway, New York, 265R207". Small white paper label in lower right corner on front of daguerreotype on glass, written in black ink: "Washington Irving".

Artwork Details

Medium

glass, silk, Paper, brass, Leather, Ink, Glass, silk, paper, brass, leather, ink

Subject Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Brady Studios

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

SS.91.18
SS.91.18 A-B
SS.91.18

Dimensions

Dimension Description

a case lid

Height

6 in

Width

4-5/8 in

Depth

3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 x 4 5/8 x 3/8 in. (15.2 x 11.7 x 1 cm)

Dimension Description

b case bottom

Height

6 in

Width

4-5/8 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 x 4 5/8 x 1/2 in. (15.2 x 11.7 x 1.3 cm)

Dimension Description

overall

Height

6 in

Width

4-5/8 in

Depth

7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 x 4 5/8 x 7/8 in. (15.2 x 11.7 x 2.2 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Condition: A-B- two pieces have separated; A- lid, leather along one side from center to bottom is torn and loose, a small and a 3/4" diameter white stain near top right corner; B- bottom, leather edges torn along one side, worn on bottom side, one brass loop clasp is broken, green mildew spots on gold met predominatly upper right corner and center bottom, dark stains on top and two sides of daguerreotype, image of Washington Irving is faint, and small white spots on glass front.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13D

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial