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[Unidentified couple, man seated and woman standing] – Vintage Photo Print

[Unidentified couple, man seated and woman standing], [between 1847 and 1860] — historic photograph
[Unidentified couple, man seated and woman standing], [between 1847 and 1860]. Historic photograph from the Daguerreotypes & Early Photography collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Unidentified couple, man seated and woman standing] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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A seated man and a standing woman who rests a hand near his shoulder make up this hand-colored quarter-plate daguerreotype, a small mirror-bright image sealed in a case in the Eichmeyer style. The brass mat is stamped "J. P. Ball, Cincinnati," and the date range of 1847 to 1860 comes from the address the photographer used in those years. Cincinnati was a busy river city then, and its studios competed for customers by offering hand coloring, which gave a silvery plate a warmer, more lifelike look. The couple remain unidentified, but their pose and dress reflect the formal conventions of mid-century portraiture.

Created / published[between 1847 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : quarter-plate daguerreotype, hand-colored.
GenreDaguerreotypes 1840-1860.Portrait photographs 1840-1860.Group portraits 1840-1860.
NotesCase: Eichmeyer style. Barboza number: 6019.023. Stamped on brass mat: J. P. Ball, Cincinnati. Date based upon address of photographer. Purchase; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C., 2002.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,038 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi
Reference337_Unidentified_couple_man_1847

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