Watch-type Locket with Daguerreotype

Watch-type Locket with Daguerreotype

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Small watch type locket made of gilt, 2.5cm in diameter. Turned and chased decoration. 1.8cm diameter daguerreotype of a portrait of a woman full face and head shot, tinted.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/2767
Materials:
gilt
Measurements:
overall: 38 mm x 25 mm x 5 mm,
type:
locket, photographic jewelry and daguerreotype
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford