Object Details
- Fitz, Henry Jr.
- Description
- This self-portrait of early American photographer and optician Henry Fitz, Jr.(1808-1863) is a ninth plate daguerreotype said to have been made in a five minute exposure in bright light. Fitz took this image as early as the fall of 1839 giving it the distinction of being the first self-portrait taken in the United States. Fitz prepared the copper plate used for the daguerreotype in his workshop using a hammer on a polished anvil, and sealed it in a brass frame.
- Location
- Currently on loan
- Credit Line
- Henry G. Fitz
- 1839-11
- ID Number
- PG.004114A
- accession number
- 109990
- catalog number
- 4114A
- Object Name
- daguerreotype
- photograph
- Physical Description
- copper plate (overall material)
- glass (overall material)
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- frame: 12 cm x 15 cm; 4 3/4 in x 5 7/8 in
- place made
- United States: Maryland, Baltimore
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Photographic History
- Photography
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Portraits
- Men
- Record ID
- nmah_694883
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-2bab-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
