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Photograph (Early Gelatine Print) of Washington Teasdale Using his Harmonograph, c.1900

Inventory Number 54814


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Executors of G. H. Gabb in 1949. From the collection of Richard Inwards.
Primary inscriptions
Inscribed on back: 'Mr Washington Teasdale | with his curve machine' [in Richard Inwards's hand].
Physical material
Paper
Dimensions
Height: 73mm Width: 97mm
Inventory No
54814
Accession Number
1949-10

Description

Early gelatine print. Portrait of Washington Teasdale, half length, seated using his harmonograph or curve-generating machine, which is mounted on a bench or box of its own, and has various geared wheels and also a pendulum-like device. Horizontal format. Possibly a self-portrait.

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