Portrait of a soldier in uniform
Photograph
1850-1860 (made)
1850-1860 (made)
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A hand coloured photograph of a soldier in a uniform jacket and sash, mounted in an oval leather miniature case.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of a soldier in uniform (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand coloured albumen photograph, mounted on card |
| Brief description | A hand coloured photograph of a soldier in a uniform jacket and sash, Lock & Whitfield photographers, 1850-1860 |
| Physical description | A hand coloured photograph of a soldier in a uniform jacket and sash, mounted in an oval leather miniature case. |
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| Object history | This photograph was part of a group of seven small framed or cased portraits. They were given to the vendor's aunt, a governess, by her employers. The leather case was originally made for another object. |
| Historical context | This group illustrates the interrelations between miniature painting and photography at the end of the 19th century, including painted photographs, miniatures painted on a photographic base on ivory, and miniatures on ivory painted from photographs. |
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| Accession number | E.333-1995 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2001 |
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