19th Century Daguerreotype Of A Seated Lady In Original Gilt Wood Frame.A 19th century daguerreotype of a seated lady, housed in its original gilt and wood frame. The daguerreotype was the first commercially successful photographic process (1839 1860) in the history of photography. Named after the inventor, Louis Jacques Mand Daguerre, each daguerreotype is a unique image on a silvered copper plate. In contrast to photographic paper, a daguerreotype is not flexible and is rather heavy. The daguerreotype is accurate,