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Photograph (Collodion Positive on Glass) of a Member of the Bennett Family, 1850s

Inventory Number 65593

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.65593

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Mrs H. A. Harris in 1967.
Dimensions
Height: 75mm Width: 60mm Depth: 10mm Weight: 32g
Inventory No
65593
Accession Number
1967-253/7

Description

Collodion positive on glass (ambrotype), enclosed and semi-cased. Faintly tinted, faded. Half-case frame with ring for hanging. One of 11 collodion positives, all of the Bennett family of Pembrokeshire.

The image of a women wearing a black dress with white lace trim. The photograph is decorated with copper alloy and framed with wood and leather.

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