Detail View: Photography Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL17114892
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Reference Number:
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VPH.27.1
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Parent Work Title:
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Portrait of a bearded man with spectacles
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Alternative Parent Work 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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c1860s
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Description:
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An ambrotype portrait of an older man with a full beard but no moustache, wearing spectacles. The image is the first of four housed within the same locket, likely to be portraits of the same family. The locket is gold or gold-plated with a hanging ring, both sides are decoratively engraved and the word 'Mother' is inscribed onto one side.
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Keyword:
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Photography; Daguerreotypes; Ambrotypes; Portraits; Lockets; Victorian.
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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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Sub-Category:
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Portraits
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Technique Used:
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Collodion processes
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Support:
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Glass (material)
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Item Height:
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26 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 The University of Manchester Library
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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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