noun
daguerreotype
Historical photographic process; the term is technical and primarily encountered in historical or museum contexts.
博物館で銀板写真の展示を見た。
I saw an exhibition of daguerreotypes at the museum.
General term for photograph; 銀板写真 specifically refers to the early daguerreotype process.
Compound of 銀板 (silver plate) and 写真 (photograph), referring to the silver-plated copper sheet used in the daguerreotype process.