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Portrait of a Man in Dark Jacket and Polka Dot Necktie

Photograph
ca. 1880s (photographed)
Artist/Maker

A mounted sepia-toned photograph of the head and shoulders of a man in a dark jacket and polka dot necktie and annotations regarding the circumstances of production.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePortrait of a Man in Dark Jacket and Polka Dot Necktie (generic title)
Materials and techniques
bromide print
Brief description
Photograph by Hurter and Driffield 'Portrait of a Man in Dark Suit and Polka Dot Necktie', bromide print, ca. 1880s
Physical description
A mounted sepia-toned photograph of the head and shoulders of a man in a dark jacket and polka dot necktie and annotations regarding the circumstances of production.
Dimensions
  • Paper height: 8.2cm
  • Paper width: 5.5cm
  • Mount height: 22.9cm
  • Mount width: 17.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
ILFORD SLOW PAPER'/'Townsend Sheffield'/'MEAN D. 1.650'/'EXP.571CMS.'

Note
ink, pencil, recto, mount
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 photograph is assembled in a box along with other photographs and various ephemera relating to Hurter & Driffield's actinometer and actinomgraph experiments
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
RPS.472:2-2025

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Record createdFebruary 10, 2025
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