Detail View: Photography Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL17101428
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Reference Number:
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VPH.22
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Image Title:
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Miniature keepsake box
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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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A salt print after an engraving, mounted beneath glass and sealed with gold paper; on the lid of thick card box. Cream and gold paper with floral decoration covers the sides. An early example of the application of photography in the manufacture of souvenirs and memorabilia. The tiara, dress and distinctive hairstyle suggests that the sitter is Empress Eugénie, consort of Napoleon III, whose celebrity status made her a popular subject for little trinkets such as this box and other marketable merchandise.
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Keyword:
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Empress Eugénie; Napoleon III; Tiara; Trinket; Keepsakes; Souvenir.
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Subject:
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Photography--History--19th century
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Category of Material:
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Visual
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Sub-Category:
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Analogue photography
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Technique Used:
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Salted paper processes
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Support:
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Paper
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Support:
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Cardboard
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Item Height:
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25 mm
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Item Height:
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Box: 50 mm
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Item Width:
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19 mm
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Item Width:
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Box: 33 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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10/10/2017
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2017-11
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Photography
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