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Unknown Artist — Young Woman in Pantalettes

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Young Woman in Pantalettes

1855

Enhanced with tinting and gold highlights, this half-plate daguerreotype showcases the medium's luxury market, where hand-finishing elevated photographs to art objects.

Medium
daguerreotype, tinted and gilted highlights, half plate

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Unknown Artist, Young Woman in Pantalettes, 1855

Enhanced with tinting and gold highlights, this half-plate daguerreotype showcases the medium's luxury market, where hand-finishing elevated photographs to art objects.

Medium
daguerreotype, tinted and gilted highlights, half plate
Year
1855
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Tinted, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Female Subject, Historical, Portrait, Fashion, Daguerreotype, Formal

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago