Sliding box daguerreotype camera
Camera
c. 1845 (made)
c. 1845 (made)
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The camera and daguerreotype here were made by Lerebours, an optician, instrument maker, engraver and photographer. He used his skill in optics to manufacture and sell cameras he made according to the instruction manual of Louis Daguerre, the inventor of the daguerreotype. The daguerreotype is a unique positive image created by exposing a polished copper plate coated with light-sensitive silver.
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| Title | Sliding box daguerreotype camera (generic title) |
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| Brief description | Sliding box daguerreotype camera by Lerebours, Paris, c. 1845 |
| Physical description | Sliding box daguerreotype camera made by Lerebours in Paris. Sliding wooden box (backless) with a brass-mounted lens, on a wooden base. Box has three graduated sections, in the traditional sliding box shape. On the front, there is the brass-mounted lens, which has the logo of the company that made the camera: 'Lerebours à Paris'. There is a circular black metal disk on top of the lens. This rotates around a central screw, and has 3 different-sized holes to control the amounts of light into the lens, and can also act as a lens cover. At the back, there is a hinged wooden section at the top, which is where the focussing screen (RPS.338:2-2017) can be inserted/removed. On the wooden bed there is a brass fob that can be loosened or tightened to adjust the focus. |
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| Gallery label | Photography Centre, 2018-20:
Nöel-Marie-Paymal Lerebours (1807–73)
Sliding box daguerreotype camera, Paris
About 1845
Panoramic view of Paris from the Pont Neuf
1840
The camera and daguerreotype here were made by Lerebours, an optician, instrument maker, engraver and photographer. He used his skill in optics to manufacture and sell cameras he made according to the instruction manual of Louis Daguerre, the inventor of the daguerreotype. The daguerreotype is a unique positive image created by exposing a polished copper plate coated with light-sensitive silver.
Wooden construction with brass mounted lens on wooden base
Museum no. RPS.338-2017
Daguerreotype
Museum no. RPS.375-2017
You can see how daguerreotypes are made in the ‘Dark Tent’ film room in Room 99.
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund and Art Fund |
| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund. |
| Object history | Given to the RPS by Miss M. Talbot in 1921. This camera belonged to William Henry Fox Talbot. |
| Summary | The camera and daguerreotype here were made by Lerebours, an optician, instrument maker, engraver and photographer. He used his skill in optics to manufacture and sell cameras he made according to the instruction manual of Louis Daguerre, the inventor of the daguerreotype. The daguerreotype is a unique positive image created by exposing a polished copper plate coated with light-sensitive silver. |
| Associated object | PROV.7918-2017 (RPS Group record) |
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| Accession number | RPS.338-2017 |
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| Record created | April 21, 2017 |
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