Unidentified woman in bonnet and shawl, framed daguerreotype – Antique Photo Print
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This historic photograph of Unidentified woman in bonnet and shawl, framed daguerreotype brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Unidentified woman in bonnet and shawl, framed daguerreotype
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A framed daguerreotype from 1840 gives us a rare, close look at an unnamed woman in a bonnet and shawl, the kind of sitter who would have been posed with care for a process that was barely a year old in public use. Daguerreotypes were positive images made directly on silvered copper plates, so each one is a single unique object rather than a print that could be run off in quantity. The exposures often ran for minutes, which is why sitters held still, and the sharp, mirror-like surface reflects light differently from one angle to the next. Because the woman's identity is not recorded, the picture speaks mainly through its clothing and its technology, both of which place it in the earliest years of photography.
| Created / published | 1840 |
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| Original scan | 4,004 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 517_Unidentified_woman_half_1840 |
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