Name/Title
DaguerreotypeEntry/Object ID
1986.373 ADescription
Daguerreotype of a young boy in a metal case. Marked Richard Henry Lee.
A daguerreotype is a photographic process that uses an iodine-sensitized silvered copper plate and mercury vapor. Daguerreotypes are rigid and heavy, but quite accurate, detailed and sharp. It has a mirror-like surface. Very fragile.
