Bank cheque dated 13 April 1858
Photograph
1858 (photographed)
1858 (photographed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Joseph Sidebotham was a leading amateur photographer in Manchester. He was also a senior partner in the Strines Calico Company. His photographs appeared in the company newspaper.
Photography was used to copy designs in the textiles industry from the 1850s onwards. This copy of a bank cheque may be a demonstration of exact copying technique. Equally, Sidebotham may have been trying out a new lens by the Parisian instrument-maker N. P. Lerebours.
Facsimile photographs such as this alarmed some commentators of the time. They feared that photography would open up new possibilities for fraud.
Photography was used to copy designs in the textiles industry from the 1850s onwards. This copy of a bank cheque may be a demonstration of exact copying technique. Equally, Sidebotham may have been trying out a new lens by the Parisian instrument-maker N. P. Lerebours.
Facsimile photographs such as this alarmed some commentators of the time. They feared that photography would open up new possibilities for fraud.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Bank cheque dated 13 April 1858 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen-silver photograph |
| Brief description | 19thC; Sidebotham Joseph, Banknote, 1858 |
| Physical description | Sepia photograph of a bank cheque |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Unlimited edition |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed in ink on reverse: Photographed by / Joseph Sidebotham /
May 1858 / with a Lerebours lens (English) |
| Production | Attribution note: This was probably a technical experiment with a new lens |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Joseph Sidebotham was a leading amateur photographer in Manchester. He was also a senior partner in the Strines Calico Company. His photographs appeared in the company newspaper. Photography was used to copy designs in the textiles industry from the 1850s onwards. This copy of a bank cheque may be a demonstration of exact copying technique. Equally, Sidebotham may have been trying out a new lens by the Parisian instrument-maker N. P. Lerebours. Facsimile photographs such as this alarmed some commentators of the time. They feared that photography would open up new possibilities for fraud. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | PH.740-1987 |
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| Record created | February 7, 2004 |
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