COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL15080351
Reference Number:
VPH.15.7
Image Title:
Lady with a big head
Parent Work Title:
Doppelgängers and spectres, early 1900s
Creator:
Unknown
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1900s
Description:
Lady with a big head. The print is an example of Victorian photographic trickery. The enlarged head of a woman has been superimposed onto a a regular sized body, giving the effect of a comically oversized face. Some fading to the print.
Keyword:
Trick Photography; Victorian.
Language:
English
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Photography--History--20th century
Category of Material:
Photography
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Gelatin silver process
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
Item Height:
70 mm
Item Width:
101 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2015-08-12
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
