Half length portrait of an elderly woman, facing slightly to her left. She has white hair, and a decorative white cap tied at the right side of her chin. She wears a dark dress, with a white collar. Hand coloured, Blue background.
Tags
elderly; woman; white hair; dress; collar; cap; lappet; hand coloured; centre parting
Half length portrait of an elderly woman, facing slightly to her left. She has white hair, and a decorative white cap tied at the right side of her chin. She wears a dark dress, with a white collar. Hand coloured, Blue background.
Subject name
Inscription
Gold-stamped in back of case, a crest with: 'THIS PORTRAIT TAKEN AT COLNAGHI & CO, 62 PICCADILLY OPPOSITE ST. JAMES' STREET.'
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
links
Stereo plates
No
Window size
Height
50 mm / 1.97 inch
Width
38 mm / 1.5 inch
Housing size
Height
73 mm / 2.87 inch
Width
61 mm / 2.4 inch
Depth
8 mm / 0.31 inch
Window shape
Arched
Housing shape
Rectangle
Collection
Identifier
National Media Museum, United Kingdom
Description
UK-INS-NMeM
Creator
Name
Colnaghi [family]
notes
Martin Henry Lewis Gaetano Colnaghi (1791-1851) advertising himself as a photographer in The Times in 1851. 62a Piccadilly
Oswald Bernard Colnaghi (1826 - 1907) photographer at 62 Piccadilly, Westminster 1852 - 1855. Successors to O Colnaghi (As Oswald Colnaghi at this address 1850 - 1851, daguerrotypist & art dealer. Times advert June 15 1850.)
Martin Henry Colnaghi (1821- 1908) photographer at 62 Piccadilly, Westminster 1855 - 1857
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