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Photograph (Calotype Negative) of a Glasshouse in Snow, by H. S. B., February 1855

Inventory Number 11920


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Revd Arthur Thornton in 1928, per H. M. Calvert. Given to Mr Thornton in 1908 by J. F. Copland, sister of the photographer H. S. B.
Primary inscriptions
Inscribed on back: 'H.S.B | 2/55'.
Physical material
Paper
Dimensions
Height: 187mm Width: 236mm
Inventory No
11920
Accession Number
1928-78

Description

Waxed-paper or waxed calotype negative of a low building which appears to have a glazed roof, probably a large greenhouse, with snow on the fore-edge of the roof and on the ground in the foreground. Good black-and-white to transmitted light; dark areas strong black. Retouching to sky. On slightly heavy paper. A contemporary print is 11921.