A Red Indian
Photograph
mid 19th century (photographed)
mid 19th century (photographed)
Daguerreotype of a full-length portrait of a Native American man, seated. He is wearing several garments of traditional Native American dress, including a large feather headdress, and is holding a large decorated stick/pole in his right hand.
The daguerreotype is in a gold-coloured mount with a rectangular window. This is glazed and framed in a leather-coated wooden case with fabric edging, along with three other daguerreotypes.
The daguerreotype is in a gold-coloured mount with a rectangular window. This is glazed and framed in a leather-coated wooden case with fabric edging, along with three other daguerreotypes.
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| Materials and techniques | Daguerreotype in a wooden frame |
| Brief description | Photograph by an unknown photographer, Portrait of 'A Red Indian', daguerreotype, mid-19th century. |
| Physical description | Daguerreotype of a full-length portrait of a Native American man, seated. He is wearing several garments of traditional Native American dress, including a large feather headdress, and is holding a large decorated stick/pole in his right hand. The daguerreotype is in a gold-coloured mount with a rectangular window. This is glazed and framed in a leather-coated wooden case with fabric edging, along with three other daguerreotypes. |
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| 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. |
| Object history | This object is one of four daguerreotypes that are framed together: RPS.472:1-2017 to RPS.472:4-2017. Gift no. 2377. |
| Associated object | PROV.6576-2017 (RPS Group record) |
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| Accession number | RPS.472:2-2017 |
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| Record created | June 16, 2017 |
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