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Call Number:

PH-02744

Collection Name:

Richard Lowe Photography Collection

Creator:

Lowe, Richard, active 1850-1856

No. of Items:

2 photographs

Span Dates:

circa 1845

Description:

The collection consists of two photographs by Richard Lowe (British, active 1850-1856). Item-level information follows.

964:0020:0027 -- [Portrait of a woman], 1850-1856. Daguerreotype, 6 x 4.8 cm (sixth plate) (visible image); 9.4 x 8.2 cm (case);
964:0020:0059 -- T. Lovett Darby, ages three years, 1850-1856. Daguerreotype, 6.9 x 5.6 cm (sixth plate) (visible image); 9.4 x 8.1 cm (case).

Accession No(s):

964:0020:0027, 0059

Location(s):

Curatorial permission required 2 osb, Gernsheim Daguerreotype (Boxes 04-05)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Lowe, Richard, active 1850-1856
Title	[Portrait of British woman]
Date	circa 1845
Medium	Daguerreotype with applied color
Dimensions	6 x 4.8 cm; 2 2/5 x 1 9/10 in (oval)
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0020:0027

Artist/Maker	Lowe, Richard, active 1850-1856
Title	T. Lovett Darby, aged three years
Date	circa 1845
Medium	Daguerreotype with applied color
Dimensions	6.9 x 5.7 cm; 2 7/10 x 2 1/5 in (oval)
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0020:0059

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