COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17114898
Reference Number:
VPH.30
Image Title:
Portrait of Catherine Hannah Dunkerley
Creator:
Unknown
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1850s
Description:
A daguerreotype portrait of Catherine Hannah Dunkerley set in a case. Catherine is sat at a table, she is posed with one hand touching her face and with a book in her other hand, resting on her lap. She wears a dark coloured moire (water silk) dress, with lace collar and cuffs; there are bracelets on each of her wrists and her hair is parted in the centre and pinned to cover her ears. The case has a burgundy velvet surround to the image and has burgundy silk lining the case facing the daguerreotype.
Keyword:
Photography; Daguerreotypes; Portraits; Victorian.
Subject:
Photography--History--19th century
Category of Material:
Visual
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Sub-Category:
Portraits
Technique Used:
Daguerreotype (process)
Support:
Copper sheet plated with silver
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Item Height:
117 mm
Item Width:
92 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):
2017-11-29
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-12
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Photography
