Unidentified photographer 1850 (ca) Portrait of a Daguerreotypist
Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate Archives of Modern Conflict OR National Gallery of Canada Daguerreotypist coloring a plate with a daguerreian coloring box. Illustrated is the standard box with eight bottles of powdered colors, brushes and a palette for mixing colors. The powders were so fine that they adhered to the plate with as little as the moisture from an expelled breath. (Matt Isenburg)
