Locket

Description

Large gilt locket containing a daguerreotype of a young man, with gold decoration, and a manuscript 'To my beloved and affectionate wife, sincerely praying we meet in heaven', c. 1840s - 1850s

Museum reference

T.2023.44.2.340

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Locket, Daguerreotype

Date

1840s - 1850s

Materials

Gilt

Associations

Howarth-Loomes Collection

Exhibitions

• Photography: A Victorian Sensation (19 Jun 2015 - 22 Nov 2015)
  National Museum of Scotland

Credit

The Bernard Howarth-Loomes Collection. Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the estate of Ethel Alma Howarth-Loomes and allocated to National Museums Scotland, 2023.