Daguerreotypes are very shiny, like a mirror, when viewer straight on. They are best viewed at a slight angle.
Cased daguerreotype – Inside
Cased daguerreotype – Outside
Daguerreotypes
Photographers 1840 – 1940 Great Britain & Ireland
Information from the world’s largest collection of British and Irish carte de visite photographs and from 30 years of trade directory and census research.
