Detail View: Photography Collection:

Image Number: 
JRL17110377
Reference Number: 
VPH.19
Image Title: 
A Scrap of Lace
Creator: 
Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800-1877
Creator Role: 
Photographer
Date Created: 
c1850s
Description: 
Detail of a photographic engraving of a scrap of lace, c1852 - 1857. William Fox Talbot's later photographic work concentrated on photomechanical reproduction methods. Talbot created and patented the photoglyphic engraving process in 1858.
Keyword: 
Photoengraving; Photography; Photomechanical techniques; William Henry Fox Talbot; Innovation.
Category of Material: 
Visual
Sub-Category: 
Analogue photography
Technique Used: 
Photoengraving (process)
Support: 
Paper
Item Height: 
103 mm
Item Width: 
71 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
Notes: 
Minor foxing, not affecting the image.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2017-11-02
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2017-11
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB
Collection Code: 
Photography