Ghostly Woman, 1/6 Plate cheap Daguerreotype Portrait, c. 1850s

Product Name: Ghostly Woman, 1/6 Plate cheap Daguerreotype Portrait, c. 1850s
This image shows a lovely woman in formal dress with subtle gold embellishment on her collar. The image itself is not of perfect exposure, but beautiful in its own right. There are visible brushstrokes/polish marks that show the human nature of the process (silver-plating a copper sheet and polishing it to a mirror finish) There are lovely details in the garments while the face has a mysterious anonymity to it. This is a unique and eerie portrait. I do not cheap have an exact date for this piece but based on the history of the process, the dress, and the Daguerreotype stamped hallmark, I believe this piece to have been produced in the 1850s. This piece consists of the Daguerrotype, board backing, glass, and brass/copper mat and border. This image is not in a case. The Daguerreotype is one of the first photographic processes popular during the 1840s-50s. The image is created on a silver plated sheet of copper and the image shifts from a positive to a negative image depending on the angle a.