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daguerreotype Definition

da·guerreo·type (də gerō tīp′, -ē ō-)

noun

  1. a photograph made by an early method on a plate of chemically treated metal
  2. this method

Etymology: after Louis J. M. Daguerre (1789-1851), Fr painter who developed the method

transitive verb -·typed′, -·typ′·ing

to photograph by this method

daguerreotype Related Forms
da·guerreo·typ′y noun
daguerreotype Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • take: Thus the taking of the first photographic image in Australia is in direct line with the first daguerreotype taken in South America.
  • produce: Portrait daguerreotypes produced by the Mathew Brady studio make up the major portion of the collection.
  • make: Washington learned to make daguerreotypes during his freshman year to offset his college expenses.
  • clean: The man who attempted, with such calamitous results, to clean the daguerreotype in 1934 was Mr. John H. Gear.
  • think: Lloyd thinks the daguerreotype was taken earlier, around 1852.
  • survive: The sole surviving daguerreotype of Kirker reveals a dark-skinned man with a fierce countenance.

Adjective modifier

  • early: Amateur photographers were free to experiment with landscape photography and some early daguerreotypes and calotypes showing views of Sussex have survived.
  • first: Thus the taking of the first photographic image in Australia is in direct line with the first daguerreotype taken in South America.
  • French: Earlier processes, such as the French daguerreotype, produced only a unique image.
  • few: He seems to have taken a few daguerreotypes during that period but what else was he doing and where?

Modifies a noun

  • portrait: On 23rd March 1841, Richard Beard opened England's first daguerreotype portrait studio in London's Regent Street.
  • apparatus: The Daguerreotype apparatus complete with chemicals &c £ 5. 12s.
  • patent: This experience cannot have made him entirely indifferent toward the daguerreotype patent.
  • studio: On 23rd March 1841, Richard Beard opened England's first daguerreotype portrait studio in London's Regent Street.
  • plate: Daguerreotype plates were, being made of a thin layer of silver, smoother than photographs made on paper.
  • camera: Daguerreotype Camera, French, 1839 This camera was the first to be offered for sale to the general public.

Noun used with modifier

  • plate: He very kindly sent me a scan of a full plate daguerreotype he wants to know more about.

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