The relatively low cost of the daguerreotype in the middle of the 19th century and the reduced sitting time for the subject, though still much longer than now, led to a general rise in the popularity of portrait photography over painted portraiture.
Fitch fur is the fur of the European Polecat, a member of the weasel family. Its texture is similar to mink, however its coloration differs from mink. While mink underfur is generally a single color with dark guard hair tips, fitch fur shows natural stripes and other color variations. add a comment.
1 Fitch, the European polecat (Mustela putorius), a ferret-like predatory mammal. 2  Fitch, a name for the spice kalonji, the seed of Nigella sativa (used in the King James's Version of the Bible) 3  Fitchburg (disambiguation)  Fitchville, Connecticut.