Daguerreotype In Red Morocco Case by Mayall
- PART OF:
- The Kodak Museum Collection
- maker:
- John Jabez Edwin Mayall
132x162mm red Morocco leather case with two latches. Lined with plain red plush. Rectangular gilt mat with domed top. Picture bound but not framed. (One latch broken). 85x115mm daguerreotype full length portrait of mother with her four daughters. One sitting on her knees, the other three standing. Fully tinted. Some tarnishing along bottom edge.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/DD05
- Materials:
- shellac, wood composites, metal (unknown) and textile (velvet)
- Measurements:
-
overall (daguerreotype): 115 mm x 85 mm
overall (case): 162 mm x 132 mm
- type:
- daguerreotype, cased image and hand coloured
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
