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Daguerreotype View Camera and Accessories, 1850

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

View camera

Date Made

1850

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

36.392.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Philip O. Gravelle.

Material

Brass (Alloy)
Glass (Material)
Iron alloy
Paper (Fiber product)
Wood (Plant Material)

Dimensions

Height: 11.5 in
Width: 15 in
Length: 9.5 in

Inscriptions

label, inside case: FABRIQUE SPECIALE DE DAGUERREOTYPES RUE DE LA HUCHETTE / 27 / J.C. SCHIERTZ EBENISTE [inside case top] [translated: SPECIALLY MADE DAGUERREOTYPES / 27 HUCHETTE STREET / JC SCHIERTZ CABINETMAKER] bill of sale: Fabrique Speciale de Daguerreotypes / Rue de la Huchette / 27 / J.C. SCHIERTZ EBENISTE Paris, le 8 Juillet 1850 [ . . . ]
Daguerreotype View Camera and Accessories, 1850