Unidentified man in a daguerreotype portrait case – Historic Photograph Print
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This historic photograph of Unidentified man in a daguerreotype portrait case brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Unidentified man in a daguerreotype portrait case
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A small mirror-bright plate sealed behind glass and a hinged case: this daguerreotype from 1840 shows a man whose name has been lost, yet the object itself tells much of the story. Daguerreotypes were made on silvered copper, so the image only appears at certain angles, and early sitters had to hold still for minutes in bright daylight. Introduced in France in 1839, the process became a popular way for ordinary people to have a likeness made, and cases like this one protected the fragile surface from scratches and tarnish. Its unknown sitter is a reminder that most of the people from this earliest period of photography went unrecorded by name.
| Created / published | 1840 |
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| Original scan | 3,264 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 454_Unidentified_man_headan_1840 |
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