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Call Number:

PH-02733

Collection Name:

C. Damme Photography Collection

Creator:

Damme, C., fl. ca. 1840s

No. of Items:

1 item

Span Dates:

circa 1848

Description:

The collection consists of one photograph by C. Damme (likely German, active 1840s). Item information follows.

964:0020:0023 -- [Portrait of a middle-aged lady], circa 1848. Daguerreotype in passe-partout housing, 7.5 x 6.5 cm (sixth plate) (visible image); 11.5 x 10.5 cm (frame).

Accession No(s):

964:0020:0023; Purchase from Helmut and Alison Gernsheim, 1963.

Location(s):

Curatorial permission required Gernsheim Daguerreotype Box 07 (964:0020:0023)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Damme, C., fl. ca. 1840s
Title	[Portrait of German woman]
Date	[ca. 1848]
Medium	Daguerreotype
Dimensions	7.5 x 6.5 cm; 3 x 2 3/5 in (arched top)
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0020:0023

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