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Daguerreotype Portrait of a Woman

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MS. 23407 Photogr. 1
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Quarter-plate daguerreotype of a woman from the early 1840s in the original ormolu-mounted rectangular black papier-mache frame with gilt mound stamped 'Beard Patentee' (ring replaced) and photographer's printed label 'Under her Majesty's Letters Patent. Photographic and Daguerreotype Portrait Institution, 64 High Street, Oxford' on verso.

Dates

  • Creation: c. 1840

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark:

MS. 23407 Photogr. 1

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 23407

Abstract

Daguerreotype of a woman.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical details unknown at time of cataloguing.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased by the Bodleian Library from Bernard Quaritch Ltd in 2014.

Creator

Title
Catalogue of a Daguerreotype Portrait of a Woman
Status
Published
Author
Lydia Heeley
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Edition statement
First edition.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom