Daguerreotype of a seated man with a tray of cases – Antique Photo Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Daguerreotype of a seated man with a tray of cases. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Daguerreotype of a seated man with a tray of cases
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The detail that sets this plate apart is the tray of cases resting beside the sitter, a reminder that early daguerreotypes were often sold and displayed in small hinged cases. Made around 1850, the image belongs to the first decades of photography, when the process required a polished silver-coated copper plate, mercury vapor development, and long exposures that demanded a still subject. Because each daguerreotype is a unique object rather than a print from a negative, the surface reflects the viewer's own position as you tilt it. Its mirror-like silver and careful staging make it a useful window into how early photographers and their customers thought about portraiture and display.
| Created / published | 1850 |
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| Original scan | 3,290 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 615_Occupational_portrait_o_1850 |
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