Daguerreotypes, 2 pcs.;portrait of man and woman, unknown members of the bergström family; wood and plaster frames, neo-rococo ornaments, black lacquered; black ribbons to hang from; frames slightly damaged. Frame h 24. 8 cm, width 21. 6 cm. Inv. No. 27057a-b. Daguerreotype / daguerreotype. A:
dayrotype in frame, portrait of unknown man, seated kneeling, three-quarter profile. Dark hair combed in sideburns, eyes towards the photographer. Wearing a single-breasted long coat, a white shirt with a high starched collar and a black scarf. Leaning right. Arm against small table, right arm rests on right leg. The day type within a rectangular standing day opening with rounded corners and a wide gold border on the slope closest to the day opening. Black passepartout painted directly on the cover glass, as well as narrow gold stripe near the day opening. The daguerreotype with frame framed in a wide black frame of wood and plaster with neo-coco ornaments, see above. Back of blue paper. Hanging loop of black textile ribbon attached to the frame with red wax. The day type slightly oxidized around the outer edges. The paper on the back torn, the daguerreotype's original framing in the day. B:
dayrotype in frame, portrait of unknown woman, seated kneeling, three-quarter profile. Dark hair combed in middle legs, set up. Wearing a dark dress with white lace in the collar, vertically along the row of buttons in the center front and in the cuffs. Tilts his hay. Arm against support [table?) left arm with clasped hand resting on knee. The day type within a rectangular standing day opening with rounded corners and a wide gold border on the slope closest to the day opening. Black passepartout painted directly on the cover glass, as well as narrow gold stripe near the day opening. The daguerreotype with frame framed in a wide black frame of wood and plaster with neo-coco ornaments, see above. Back of yellowed paper. Hanging loop of black textile ribbon attached to the frame with red wax. The day type oxidized around the outer edges. The paper on the back torn, the daguerreotype's original framing in the day along the upper side. One end of the textile tape has come loose from the wax. Date: from 1865 until 1875. Medium: daguerreotype. Collection: Nordic Museum.
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