Hand-coloured daguerreotype portrait of Margaret Reily, 1854

Made:
1854-08
maker:
Unknown

Framed hand-coloured daguerreotype, 5 3/4" x 7 1/8", August 1854. Subject: portrait of Margaret Reily. Hand-written inscription on reverse. Framed portrait of a seated young woman.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1919-294
Materials:
paper (fibre product), textile, silver plated, copper, glass and wood
Measurements:
frame: 182 mm x 147 mm x 6 mm,
image: 115 mm x 87 mm
type:
daguerreotype
credit:
National Media Museum, Bradford