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Photograph (Calotype Negative) of a Sleeping Dog, Probably by John Thomson RN, c.1850

Inventory Number 95134


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by W. Chesterman in 1937. He was the technician in the Department of Human Anatomy, Oxford, and acquired them from Professor Arthur Thomson (1858-1935). They belonged to his father John Thomson, of Edinburgh, a naval surgeon.
Physical material
Paper
Dimensions
Height: 113mm Width: 165mm
Inventory No
95134
Accession Number
1937-15

Description

Calotype negative, waxed, of a sleeping dog.

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