Daguerreotype In Red Morocco Case

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
photographer:
Unknown

95x120mm red embossed leather case with torch and laurel design front and back. Two latches. Lined with red plush with motif in centre. Rectangular gilt mat with fluted edges, patterned oibchbeck frame. Box has gold leaf design around edges. 65x87mm daguerreotype half portrait of gentleman seated. Three quarter face fully tinted. Tarnished around edges. Gentleman wearing a gown.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/DC17
Measurements:
overall: 121 mm x 96 mm x 17 mm,
type:
daguerreotype, cased image and hand coloured
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford