Portrait of a boy before a painted backdrop of Eton College
Photograph
ca. 1840-1860 (made)
ca. 1840-1860 (made)
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Cased photograph (pinchbeck mount and papier-mache case), hand-tinted daguerreotype/ambrotype, oval portrait of a small boy, full-length, standing, cap in his left hand, buttoned coat and leather belt, Eton College appears on the painted backdrop.
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Title | Portrait of a boy before a painted backdrop of Eton College (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Hand-tinted daguerreotype/ambrotype |
Brief description | Cased photograph, daguerreotype/ambrotype, depicting a portrait of a child, cap in hand. Great Britain, ca. 1840-60. |
Physical description | Cased photograph (pinchbeck mount and papier-mache case), hand-tinted daguerreotype/ambrotype, oval portrait of a small boy, full-length, standing, cap in his left hand, buttoned coat and leather belt, Eton College appears on the painted backdrop. |
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Accession number | E.1152-1992 |
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Record created | March 17, 2009 |
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