Daguerreotype In Red Morocco Case by American Daguerreotype Institution

85x100mm red Morocco leather case with two latches. Lined with plain red plush. Rectangular gilt mat with domed top. Bound but not framed. 58x70mm daguerreotype three quarter length portrait of elderly lady seated with book. Wearing white poke bonnet. Fully tinted with gilt on book. Slight tarnishing along bottom edge.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/DB36
Materials:
shellac, wood composites, metal (unknown) and textile (velvet)
Measurements:
overall (daguerreotype): 70 mm x 58 mm
overall (case): 100 mm x 85 mm
type:
daguerreotype
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford