Unidentified woman abou – Historic Photograph Print
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Description
This rare historic photograph captures Unidentified woman abou in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Unidentified woman abou
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The sitter in this 1851 daguerreotype is unidentified, and the record's title breaks off mid-phrase, so her story survives only in the image itself. Made on a silvered copper plate, the picture is a single, unique object that reflects light like a mirror, and it has to be tilted to see the image clearly. By 1851, daguerreotypes had been a popular form of portraiture for about a decade, prized for their sharp detail, and sitters often held still for exposures lasting seconds or longer. Its loss of a name is common among such portraits, which were often kept in small cases and passed down without written labels.
| Created / published | 1851 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 3,298 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 684_Unidentified_woman_abou_1851 |
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