[Photographic Jewelry]

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • [Photographic Jewelry]
DateVarious
MediumGelatin silver prints, ambrotype, tintype and daguerreotype jewelry
DimensionsOverall (.1): 1 5/8 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (4.2 × 4.5 × 0.5 cm)
Overall (.2): 1 7/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (3.7 × 3.7 × 0.5 cm)
Overall (.3): 1 7/16 × 1 7/16 × 1/8 in. (3.7 × 3.7 × 0.3 cm)
Overall (.4): 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 1/4 in. (4 × 4 × 0.7 cm)
Overall (.5): 1 3/4 × 1 13/16 × 1/2 in. (4.5 × 4.6 × 1.2 cm)
Overall (.6): 1 3/16 × 1 1/8 × 1/4 in. (3 × 2.9 × 0.6 cm)
Overall (.7): 1 1/2 × 1 9/16 × 1/4 in. (3.8 × 4 × 0.7 cm)
Overall (.8): 1 3/8 × 1 1/16 × 5/16 in. (3.5 × 2.7 × 0.8 cm)
Overall (.9 closed): 1 5/16 × 15/16 × 5/16 in. (3.4 × 2.4 × 0.8 cm)
Overall (.10 closed): 1 9/16 × 1 3/8 × 3/8 in. (4 × 3.5 × 1 cm)
Overall (.11 closed): 1 15/16 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (5 × 3.2 × 0.6 cm)
Overall (.12 closed): 1 3/4 × 1 3/16 × 1/4 in. (4.5 × 3 × 0.7 cm)
Overall (.13): 11/16 × 1 7/16 × 5/16 in. (1.8 × 3.7 × 0.8 cm)
Overall (.14): 13/16 × 2 1/8 × 1/4 in. (2.1 × 5.4 × 0.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Object number2021.679.1-.14
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Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceMichael H. and Michele S. Marvins, Houston; given to MFAH, 2021.

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2002.3957