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Photograph (Carbon Print, Postcard) of Washington Teasdale, c.1900

Inventory Number 67926


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Executors of G. H. Gabb in 1949. From the collection of Richard Inwards.
Primary inscriptions
Inscribed on front of card: 'Mr Washington Teasdale' [in Richard Inwards's hand].
Physical material
Card
Dimensions
Height: 52mm Width: 65mm
Inventory No
67926
Accession Number
1949-10

Description

Carbon print printed directly on to a postcard. Portrait of Washington Teasdale, seated half length, turned to right, his head resting on his left hand. Probably a self-portrait. Pale sepia. Horizontal format. A slight sepia line half an inch above the image may represent the edge of the carbon tissue. The postcard is of the early type, used around 1900, where one side is devoted entirely to the address and the picture side is not filled by the picture but leaves a margin for a written message.

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