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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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