Rectangular Union Case 'Angel Carrying Babies' by S Peck & Co

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
circa 1856

65x75mm dark brown union case 'Angel Carrying Babies' by S Peck & Co. Same bith sides. Lined with dark red plush lining with formal design. Heavy ornate oval gilt mat by Holmes, Booth and Hayden. Pinchbeck frame. Trade paper inside. 50x63mm collodion on paper. Youngish woman seated holding book. Lace on neck and at wrists. Card in back appears to be her funeral card. She died aged 38. NB convex glass over paper.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/UC22
type:
cased image, union case and collodion positive
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford