General
    General
    Object Auto ID
    69218
    Alternate Codes
    231006
    Common Name
    Album of Photograph
    Classified Name
    Local Name
    The Royal Edinburgh Album of Cape Photograph.
    Quantity
    1.00
    Object Description

    The Parliament Collection:
    54 albumen Photograph of Cape Scenery with a contents and dedication page. Images are detailed and still sharp. The album is amongst the earliest Photograph of the region. Fifty-Four Photograph of Cape Scenery. Duplicates of those in the possession of H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh.; Contents Page lists the subjects/titles of images

    Provenance

    Unknown

    Description
    Technique Types
    Inscriptions
    No name or signature on the Photograph. Photographer named on Contents Page.
    Measurement Type Unit Value
    Dimension Comments
    Not framed, bound in an album.; Page 231 x 293 mm.
    History
    Object Age Comment
    1867 (see Notes)
    Maker Comment
    CURTIS, William Fitz-Harry (1827 - 1908)
    Production Place
    Collector Comment
    Albumen Photograph. All stuck onto backing board except first three which are stuck onto cotton fabric (check)
    Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
    Site Association
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