A Street in Cork

Daguerreotype in wooden frame. 160x180mm bird's eye maplewood frame. Rectangular paper mat with dark line around outside. (Old catalogue states, reversing prism or mirror used). 80x100mm daguerreotype picture of 'A Street in Cork', inscription on back 'The first Daguerreotype taken by John Nott'.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/DD19
Materials:
maplewood, brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
frame: 184 mm x 157 mm x 23 mm,
daguerreotype: 105 mm x 77 mm
type:
daguerreotype and cased image
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford