Daguerreotype Copy of Round Daguerreotype
Copy daguerreotypes are not unusual. Since each daguerreotype was a unique image the only way to get additional copies was to re-photograph the original. Round and oval daguerreotypes are more unusual than rectangular but again not unknown. They were made for mounting in jewelry and buttons. This daguerreotype from our collection combines the two in an unusual way.
A round daguerreotype of two young women has been nailed up on a rough board and re-photographed. Could it be a sample? A test? Or perhaps someone really liked the small round daguerreotype and wanted a copy for themselves.
Daguerreotype Copy of Round Daguerreotype
Copy daguerreotypes are not unusual. Since each daguerreotype was a unique image the only way to get additional copies was to re-photograph the original. Round and oval daguerreotypes are more unusual than rectangular but again not unknown. They were made for mounting in jewelry and buttons. This daguerreotype from our collection combines the two in an unusual way.
A round daguerreotype of two young women has been nailed up on a rough board and re-photographed. Could it be a sample? A test? Or perhaps someone really liked the small round daguerreotype and wanted a copy for themselves.