Detail View: Photography Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL17114890
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Reference Number:
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VPH.26
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Image Title:
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Portrait of a young man
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Alternative Image Title:
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Photo Jewellery
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Creator:
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Unknown
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Creator Role:
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Photographer
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Date Created:
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c1850s
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Description:
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Photographic brooch, containing a daguerreotype portrait of a young man. The portrait is set in a decorative oval frame under glass and a chain and pin attaches the brooch to clothing. The back of the brooch is glass and displays brown hair that has been woven into a neat geometric pattern. Set in a brown leather case the lid is lined with silk and the base where the brooch sits with red velvet.
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Keyword:
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Photography; Daguerreotypes; Portraits; Brooch; Victorian; Hairwork.
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Subject:
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Photography--History--19th century
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Category of Material:
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Photography
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Sub-Category:
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Analogue photography
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Technique Used:
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Daguerreotype (process)
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Support:
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Copper sheet plated with silver
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Item Height:
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34 mm
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Item Width:
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26 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights Holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2017-11-29
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2017-12
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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