Portrait of Mr. Thurston, a Gold Miner, circa 1850
01
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
circa 1850
Subject Date
circa 1850
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
95.109.1
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)
Preservers
Brass (Alloy)
Lining (Material)
Velvet (Fabric weave)
Technique
Daguerreotype (Process)
Plating (Metal coating)
Embossing (Technique)
Sixth plate
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 3.75 in
Width: 3.25 in
Depth: 0.75 in
Inscriptions
Incised on back of plate : Mr Thurston
Keywords |
|---|