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Photograph (Cyanotype) of a Fossil, by Washington Teasdale, Probably 1880s

Inventory Number 91609


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Executors of G. H. Gabb in 1949.
Physical material
Paper
Dimensions
Height: 73mm Width: 97mm
Inventory No
91609
Accession Number
1949-10

Description

Cyanotype (blueprint) positive. A composite limestone fossil (a stone with many embedded shells etc.). The scale within the image (a six-inch ruler) bears Teasdale's masonic monogram and motto 'Spero Meliora'. Companion of 84273 and 99707.

For fuller descriptive and historical commentary see narratives.