A View in 1843 – Vintage Wall Art
(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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A window into the past: A View in 1843, preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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A View in 1843
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Though the record names a view, the image cannot be made out on this small silvered copper plate, so the only surviving identification is the handwritten label, "A view in 1843," attributed to W.Y. McAllister. Daguerreotypes of this period were made on mirror-polished silver surfaces that can look blank or reflective when the image has faded or was never clear, and this one was sealed behind glass in a case with a paper mat. The location of the view is unidentified, so the scene itself is lost to us. What remains is the object's format and presentation, which show how 1840s makers packaged and labeled their work.
| Created / published | 1843 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photograph : sixth-plate daguerreotype. |
| Genre | Daguerreotypes 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Case: Passe partout mat. Label attached to back of mat: A view in 1843 by W.Y. McAllister. Label adhered to front of mat: 75. Location of view unidentified. Image is not visible on plate. Purchase; Marion S. Carson; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:126). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marion S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,113 × 4,126 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 530_A_View_in_1843_1843 |
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