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Heliochromy

Scope note

Use for the variant of the daguerreotype process devised by Claude-Abel NiƩpce de St. Victor, distinguished by the use of silver chloride to produce natural color. The image cannot be fixed, and therefore is impermanent. In the early 20th century, sometimes used to mean color photography in general.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300053472

Broader Terms used

daguerreotype

Term used for

photochromy

Created

13yrs ago

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