- Title:
- A Double Faced Memorial Pendant with a Daguerreotype Portrait of a Woman
- Object name(s):
- Pendant
- Brief description:
- A double faced memorial pendant from about 1855. The surround is of gold, with a daguerreotype portrait of a middle aged woman in a lace cap on one side. On the reverse is a criss-crossed weave of hair. Both are under glass. The maker and photographer are both unknown.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- Photographs
- Associated concept:
- Portraits
- Associated concept:
- Jewellery
- Associated concept:
- The Royal Photographic Society
- Associated object:
- PROV.6531-2017
- Credit line:
- The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
- Current reproduction location:
- https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2017KA8847/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
- Location type:
- Thumbnail
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measured part:
- Image
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 41
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measured part:
- Image
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 31
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measured part:
- Whole
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 70
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measured part:
- Whole
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 43
- Dimension:
- Depth
- Dimension measured part:
- Whole
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 8
- Material:
- gold
- Material:
- glass
- Material:
- copper
- Material:
- human hair
- Object name:
- Pendant
- Object number:
- RPS.614-2017
- Object production date:
- c. 1855
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1850-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 1859-12-31
- Other number:
- 2003-5001/2/28132
- Other number type:
- Science Museum Group accession number
- Other number:
- 2026
- Other number type:
- RPS identifier - inventory no.
- Other number:
- XRG974
- Other number type:
- RPS collection - V&A identifier
- Physical description:
- A double faced memorial pendant from about 1855. The surround is of gold, with a daguerreotype portrait of a middle aged woman in a lace cap on one side. On the reverse is a criss-crossed weave of hair. Both are under glass. The maker and photographer are both unknown.
- Reproduction number:
- 2017KA8847
- Reproduction number:
- 2017KA8848
- Responsible department/section:
- DOP
- Technique:
- daguerreotype
- Technique:
- jewellery-making
- Technique:
- photography
- Technique:
- Daguerreotype in a double-faced memorial pendant.
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6dfd9f71-25a8-3a89-8419-d05f5a401ec3
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6dfd9f71-25a8-3a89-8419-d05f5a401ec3, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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