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Post-mortem daguerreotype of a man with a beard.
On the inside of the box, in the red velvet, is the embossed address "F.Moissenet Dac. Typist N°1 Camp Street N.0".
Felix Moissenet was born in France in 1814 and established himself as a photographer in 1843. He traveled to Louisiana and New Orleans, photographing in various locations including Royal, Camp, and Broadway streets between 1849 and 1861. After a short break from New Orleans, he set up his studio in New York from 1853 to 1854. He used watercolor to enhance his photographs, as seen in this daguerreotype.
Photographs of recently deceased loved ones were part of 19th-century American and European culture. They allowed families to keep a visual memory of the deceased and contributed to the grieving process. They were a precious possession.
Post-mortem daguerreotype of a man with a beard by Moissenet, c. 1855
Post-mortem daguerreotype of a man with a beard.
On the inside of the box, in the red velvet, is the embossed address "F.Moissenet Dac. Typist N°1 Camp Street N.0".
Felix Moissenet was born in France in 1814 and established himself as a photographer in 1843. He traveled to Louisiana and New Orleans, photographing in various locations including Royal, Camp, and Broadway streets between 1849 and 1861. After a short break from New Orleans, he set up his studio in New York from 1853 to 1854. He used watercolor to enhance his photographs, as seen in this daguerreotype.
Photographs of recently deceased loved ones were part of 19th-century American and European culture. They allowed families to keep a visual memory of the deceased and contributed to the grieving process. They were a precious possession.