File:James Hyatt Inhaling Chlorine Gas MET DP332531 (cropped).jpg
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[edit]Peter Welling: James Hyatt Inhaling Chlorine Gas ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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artist QS:P170,Q104282266 |
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James Hyatt Inhaling Chlorine Gas |
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Object type |
photograph object_type QS:P31,Q125191 |
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Description |
Between 1850 and 1859 Welling operated a daguerreotype portrait studio at 226 Bleecker Street in New York City. No ordinary likeness, this daguerreotype (a unique silver image on a copper plate) of James Hyatt served as the basis for an engraving in his textbook for schoolchildren "The Elements of Chemistry" (1855). According to Hyatt, chlorine gas is used “medicinally in pulmonary diseases, in which case it is best inhaled from an exceedingly dilute aqueous solution, by drawing with the mouth at the tube in a simple apparatus.” The portrait provided an effective illustration of the scientific technique as well as a cautionary tale: Hyatt warns his young readers that overexposure can lead to “inflammation, coughing, spasms, and death.” |
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Date | 1850–55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | Daguerreotype | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Image: 2 11/16 × 2 3/16 in. (6.9 × 5.6 cm); visible Overall: 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 in. (9.2 × 8 cm) |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q160236 |
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Accession number |
2005.100.386 |
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Credit line | Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer |
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/285781
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Author | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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Source | Digital Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; http://www.metmuseum.org/information/terms-and-conditions |
Online copyright statement | http://www.metmuseum.org/information/terms-and-conditions |
Credit/Provider | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Lens used | HC 120 |
Serial number of camera | DP40016052 |
Contact information |
1000 Fifth Avenue New York, New York, 10028 |
Date and time of digitizing | 12:58, 26 September 2014 |
Date metadata was last modified | 10:09, 19 November 2014 |
File change date and time | 09:03, 26 September 2014 |
Unique ID of original document | xmp.did:018011740720681195FE8BA5774CBCA7 |
Copyright status | Copyright status not set |
IIM version | 2 |