daguerreotype

/dəˈɡɛrəˌtaɪp/

NOUN

1. An early photographic image

An early form of photograph produced using the daguerreotype process, in which an image is formed on a polished, silver-coated copper plate.

A photograph made using the 19th-century daguerreotype process, typically preserved as a unique image on a metal plate.

A detailed photographic representation of a person, especially a formal portrait produced using the historical daguerreotype technique.

The daguerreotype showed a remarkably detailed portrait of the young woman.
His family kept the daguerreotype of their ancestor in a protective case.
The antique daguerreotype preserved the likeness of a nineteenth-century businessman.

VERB

To create a photographic image on a silver-coated plate using the historical daguerreotype technique.

To photograph a person, object, or scene using the nineteenth-century daguerreotype process.

The photographer learned to daguerreotype portraits using traditional equipment.
Early photographers would daguerreotype prominent figures and wealthy families.
The artist attempted to daguerreotype the historic building using restored nineteenth-century techniques.