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Photograph (Albumen Print) of Hugh Powell, c.1860

Inventory Number 12041


Item type
Object
Provenance
Royal Microscopical Society archive. Given to the society in 1898.
Primary inscriptions
Inscribed in pencil on back of mount: 'Presented by Mr J[?or T] H Powell | 1898' and 'Hugh Powell'.
Physical material
Paper
Card
Dimensions
Height: 215mm Width: 162mm
Inventory No
12041

Description

Albumen print from a collodion glass negative, mounted on card. Full plate size, approximately 6½ by 8½ inches. Portrait of Hugh Powell, standing three-quarter length, head in semi profile looking right, his left hand on a chair back. See also 12041.