A bride at her looking glass
Photograph
1855-1860 (made)
1855-1860 (made)
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Object Type
A stereograph is a pair of photographic images of the same subject taken from slightly different angles. This gives the illusion of a single three-dimensional image when viewed through a stereoscope designed to hold it. Sometimes, as here, stereographs were coloured by hand in paints or inks to make them more enticing and life-like.
Ownership & Use
Stereographs were mass-produced. Viewing them was a popular amusement carried out in the home from the 1850s until the early 20th century.
Subject Depicted
In this image a bride is seen looking into an ornate, gilded mirror. Only the reflection of her face is visible. It is a depiction of a presumably private moment which we might not normally expect to see. However, the camera has allowed us to spy on this event. Domestic, moral or private scenes were typical subjects of popular stereographs.
A stereograph is a pair of photographic images of the same subject taken from slightly different angles. This gives the illusion of a single three-dimensional image when viewed through a stereoscope designed to hold it. Sometimes, as here, stereographs were coloured by hand in paints or inks to make them more enticing and life-like.
Ownership & Use
Stereographs were mass-produced. Viewing them was a popular amusement carried out in the home from the 1850s until the early 20th century.
Subject Depicted
In this image a bride is seen looking into an ornate, gilded mirror. Only the reflection of her face is visible. It is a depiction of a presumably private moment which we might not normally expect to see. However, the camera has allowed us to spy on this event. Domestic, moral or private scenes were typical subjects of popular stereographs.
Object details
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| Title | A bride at her looking glass (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print mounted on glass |
| Brief description | Stereograph by James Elliott depicting 'A bride at her looking glass'. Great Britain, ca. 1855-60. |
| Physical description | Stereograph depicting 'A bride at her looking glass'. |
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| Object history | Stereoscope made by Underwood & Underwood, New York, USA; stereographs by James Elliott (British, active 1850s-1880s) |
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| Summary | Object Type A stereograph is a pair of photographic images of the same subject taken from slightly different angles. This gives the illusion of a single three-dimensional image when viewed through a stereoscope designed to hold it. Sometimes, as here, stereographs were coloured by hand in paints or inks to make them more enticing and life-like. Ownership & Use Stereographs were mass-produced. Viewing them was a popular amusement carried out in the home from the 1850s until the early 20th century. Subject Depicted In this image a bride is seen looking into an ornate, gilded mirror. Only the reflection of her face is visible. It is a depiction of a presumably private moment which we might not normally expect to see. However, the camera has allowed us to spy on this event. Domestic, moral or private scenes were typical subjects of popular stereographs. |
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| Accession number | E.1626-1992 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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