Detail View: Photography Collection:

Image Number: 
JRL17114910
Reference Number: 
VPH.40
Image Title: 
Portrait of a bearded young man
Alternative Image Title: 
Photo Jewellery
Creator: 
Unknown
Creator Role: 
Photographer
Date Created: 
c1850s
Description: 
A hand-coloured daguerreotype portrait of a fair-haired, bearded young man. The gentleman is wearing a light coloured jacket and a dark neck-tie. The image is set into a round gilt locket with a hanging ring. The locket engraved on each side with decorative patterns, a town scene on one side and the name 'Julia' on the other. Opposite the image in the case facing it, is set a lock of golden hair.
Keyword: 
Photography; Daguerreotypes; Portraits; Locket; keepsake; Love token.
Subject: 
Photography--History--19th century
Category of Material: 
Photography
Sub-Category: 
Analogue photography
Sub-Category: 
Portraits
Sub-Category: 
Portraits
Technique Used: 
Daguerreotype (process)
Support: 
Copper sheet plated with silver
Time Period Covered: 
19th Century CE
Item Height: 
21 mm
Item Width: 
21 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: 
Creative Commons License
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2017-11-29
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2017-12
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB