Unusual Pair of CDV Photographs of French Soldier with Mysterious Object Photographed by Notable Alchemist, c. 1870
Unusual Pair of CDV photographs of a French Soldier with architectural model (or sculpture?)
Photographed by Théodore Tiffereau who was a daguerreotypist and alchemist. Between 1854 and 1855, Tiffereau presented six papers to the Academy of Sciences concerning the transmutation of silver into gold. In particular he claimed that the money of Mexico possessed specific chemical properties allowing this transmutation.
Type of Photographs- CDV (Carte de Visite)
Size- 2 1/2 inches x 4.2 inches (each)
Date- Mid 19th Century (probably c. 1870)
Condition- Fair. Fading, foxing, stains (please see images)
Unusual Pair of CDV photographs of a French Soldier with architectural model (or sculpture?)
Photographed by Théodore Tiffereau who was a daguerreotypist and alchemist. Between 1854 and 1855, Tiffereau presented six papers to the Academy of Sciences concerning the transmutation of silver into gold. In particular he claimed that the money of Mexico possessed specific chemical properties allowing this transmutation.
Type of Photographs- CDV (Carte de Visite)
Size- 2 1/2 inches x 4.2 inches (each)
Date- Mid 19th Century (probably c. 1870)
Condition- Fair. Fading, foxing, stains (please see images)
Unusual Pair of CDV photographs of a French Soldier with architectural model (or sculpture?)
Photographed by Théodore Tiffereau who was a daguerreotypist and alchemist. Between 1854 and 1855, Tiffereau presented six papers to the Academy of Sciences concerning the transmutation of silver into gold. In particular he claimed that the money of Mexico possessed specific chemical properties allowing this transmutation.
Type of Photographs- CDV (Carte de Visite)
Size- 2 1/2 inches x 4.2 inches (each)
Date- Mid 19th Century (probably c. 1870)
Condition- Fair. Fading, foxing, stains (please see images)