Thank you so much @Figtree3 ! I’m learning a lot about early photographic processes, and the link(s) you’ve provided has been duly saved :). It’s...
This makes her birthdate c1803, different to the label on the photo case.
I spoke to the charity shop manager about the image. She told me she had taken it apart. And she couldn’t remember if there was anything written...
Thanks @Debora . Ancestry trees have Emma’s birthdate as 1803 or 1804, but it’s based on census data. I haven’t found a birth record yet.
I think you are right! Still a lot to confirm, but there’s a marriage in 1827 between John Peacock Byde and Emma Robinson… thanks!
@2manybooks I’m extremely grateful to you for sharing this information! To my eye, and looking at the image directly, the uncoloured areas appear...
@2manybooks thanks again, this is fascinating information… I’ve been taking a closer look at the snaps I took while the glass was off, and you...
Thanks again. I’m honestly not going to touch it now, after first checking it out! And I don’t want the label to fall off… I’ve put it away and...
Thanks @Debora … I’m familiar with Mayall but not with the techniques he might have used. I love those images on the Getty pages!
Here’s the full image without the frame/glass. The paint is crackled (oil? varnish?) and the original colour was protected under the oval frame....
@2manybooks Thanks for that. And you’re right it could be that the photo and the case don’t belong together, I hadn’t really considered that....
I came across this today - the case measures 6.5 x 5.5 inches when closed. While looking at it the glass fell out. I wasn’t intending to take it...
I’ve done some more research and perhaps it was worn at the belt? Quite old? I noticed the green verdigris, but there’s pink as well and I’m...
Wondering if anyone can tell me anything about this brooch? Pretty sure it was my grandmother’s, it’s quite large and feels somewhat flimsy. I’ve...
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