Daguerreotype In Glass Hanging Frame
Dauguerreotype of a street scene in Kolkata, India.
Daguerreotype cameras were first imported to India in 1840, by Thackler, Spink and Company. We don't know exactly where in Kolkata this image was taken. Photography in India was initially a luxury and novelty, and cameras were largely only available to wealthy Europeans. However, as photographic societies and studios spread in the 1860s, Indian photographers established photographic studios and businesses. Photography was a hugely powerful instrument during the colonial period of British rule in India. This new technology was used to classify, control and create knowledge about Indian landscapes, people and cultures.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/DD16
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), glass, cardboard and paint
- Measurements:
-
overall: 193 mm x 230 mm x 4 mm,
bare plate: 121 mm x 162 mm
mat: 188 mm x 225 mm
- type:
- daguerreotype and cased image
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
