Group Portrait of Faculty, circa 1855
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Artifact Overview
The daguerreotype, popular in the early 1840s-late 1850s, was the first form of photography available to the public. Sheets of silver-plated copper--polished to a mirror finish--were bathed in photosensitive vapors, and exposed in cameras. In formal studios and traveling booths, photographers created affordable portraits. For the first time, people saw their likenesses--fixed permanently in time and place.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Daguerreotype (Photograph)
Date Made
1850-1855
Subject Date
1850-1855
Creators
Creator Notes
Photograph case by David Pretlove.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
93.34.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Silver (Metal)
Copper (Metal)
Glass (Material)
Brass (Alloy)
Papier mâché
Wood (Plant material)
Silk (Textile)
Technique
Daguerreotype (Process)
Plating (Metal coating)
Hand coloring
Quarter plate
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Green
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 4.25 in
Width: 3.75 in
Length: 0.75 in
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