Portrait of a Young Man with a Cased Photograph of a Woman, Athens, Alabama, 1847
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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
November 1847
Subject Date
November 1847
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
94.101.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Copper (Metal)
Silver (Metal)
Collodion
Japan (Enamel)
Wood (Plant material)
Papier mâché
Glass (Material)
Mat (Cased photograph)
Brass (Alloy)
Lining (Material)
Silk (Textile)
Technique
Daguerreotype (Process)
Plating (Metal coating)
Embossing (Technique)
Sixth plate
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 3.625 in
Width: 3.125 in
Depth: 0.625 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in pencil inside case:
by George S. Cook, Athens, Ala., November 1847
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