Camera, daguerreotype

Description

Daguerreotype camera, large size, used by Fox Talbot, made by Alphonse Giroux et Cie, 1839

Museum reference

T.1936.86

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Camera, daguerreotype

Production information

Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Paris, France, Western Europe

Date

1839

Materials

Wood, Metal, Glass

Associations

Previous owner: Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800 - 1877
Retailer: Alphonse Giroux et Cie

Exhibitions

• Photography: A Victorian Sensation (19 Jun 2015 - 22 Nov 2015)
  National Museum of Scotland