Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, c.1855
Daguerreotype
c.1855 (made)
c.1855 (made)
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The daguerreotype process was introduced to the public in 1839 by Frenchman Louis Daguerre, and was hugely popular as a medium for portraiture until the middle of the 1850s. To create a daguerreotype, a silver plated sheet was given a light sensitive surface coating of iodine vapour. After a long exposure in the camera, the image was developed over heated mercury and fixed in a common salt solution. The image lies on a mirror-like surface and is best seen from an angle to minimise reflections.
This daguerreotype shows the Great Exhibition (also known as Crystal Palace), an international exhibition held in Hyde Park, London in 1851.
This daguerreotype shows the Great Exhibition (also known as Crystal Palace), an international exhibition held in Hyde Park, London in 1851.
Object details
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| Title | Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, c.1855 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | daguereotype photography, wooden frame |
| Brief description | Daguerreotype of Crystal Palace in Hyde Park during the Great Exhibition, in wooden frame, London, c.1855 |
| Physical description | Deguerreotype of the Great Exhibition at Hyde Park / Crystal Palace, Sydenham interior, main nave with Osler's crystal fountain, in a wooden frame, perhaps half of stereoscopic pair. |
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| Summary | The daguerreotype process was introduced to the public in 1839 by Frenchman Louis Daguerre, and was hugely popular as a medium for portraiture until the middle of the 1850s. To create a daguerreotype, a silver plated sheet was given a light sensitive surface coating of iodine vapour. After a long exposure in the camera, the image was developed over heated mercury and fixed in a common salt solution. The image lies on a mirror-like surface and is best seen from an angle to minimise reflections. This daguerreotype shows the Great Exhibition (also known as Crystal Palace), an international exhibition held in Hyde Park, London in 1851. |
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| Accession number | 1683-1939 |
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| Record created | June 5, 2008 |
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