Detail View: Photography Collection:

Image Number: 
JRL17114893
Reference Number: 
VPH.27.2
Image Title: 
Portrait of a young man
Alternative Image Title: 
Photo Jewellery
Creator: 
Unknown
Creator Role: 
Photographer
Date Created: 
c1860s
Description: 
A daguerreotype portrait of a young man with dark hair, wearing a black necktie. The image is the second of four housed within the same locket, likely to be portraits of the same family. The round locket is gold or gold-plated with a hanging ring, both sides are decoratively engraved and the word 'Mother' is inscribed onto one side.
Keyword: 
Photography; Daguerreotypes; Ambrotypes; Portraits; Lockets; Victorian.
Subject: 
Photography--History--19th century
Category of Material: 
Photography
Sub-Category: 
Analogue photography
Sub-Category: 
Portraits
Technique Used: 
Daguerreotype (process)
Support: 
Silver plated copper
Time Period Covered: 
19th Century CE
Item Height: 
26 mm
Item Width: 
26 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
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB