Camera, daguerreotype

Description

Cylindrical-bodied camera in brass, adapted to take 1/9th plate regular daguerreotypes, contained in a wooden carrying box with accessories, designed by Alexis Gaudin, made by N.M.P. Lerebours of Paris, 1841

Museum reference

T.1982.150

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Camera, daguerreotype

Production information

Lerebours, Noël Marie Paymal, 1807 - 1873
Paris, France, Western Europe

Date

1841

Materials

Brass, Wood

Physical description

Brass / wooden box / wooden clamp

Associations

Designer: Gaudin, Alexis, 1816 - 1896
Paris, France, Western Europe

Exhibitions

• Enquire (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

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

References

A. Gaudin et P. Lerebours, Derniers perfectionnements apportes au Daguerreotype (Paris, 1842)

Brian Coe, Cameras: From Daguerreotypes to Instant Pictures (London, 1980), p 18

Sara Stevenson, Light from the Dark Room (Edinburgh, 1995), p 16

On display

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