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Photograph (Collodion Positive on Glass) of a Woman, by T. W. Gough, Cirencester, c.1860

Inventory Number 67309


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Henry Minn in 1928.
Primary inscriptions
Printed or stamped on backing paper: 'T. W. Gough. | Photographic Artist.'.
Other inscriptions
Annotations by R. T. Gunther.
Physical material
Glass
Brass
Paper
Dimensions
Height: 64mm Width: 52mm
Inventory No
67309
Accession Number
1928-73

Description

Collodion positive on glass (ambrotype), enclosed. Portrait of a young woman, seated nearly half length, facing front and looking directly at the camera lens. Hand tinted. Enclosed in brass frame and decorated oval brass mat. Small format. Companion of 13610.

The photographer's name printed or stamped on the backing paper is an extremely unusual feature, collodion positives being almost invariably anonymous, unlike their immediate successor the carte de visite. Gough is known from cartes de visite of the 1860s, which give his address as Black-Jack Street, Cirencester.