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Stereoscopic Photograph (Albumen Prints) of the Octagon Tower and Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, by George Downes, London, Probably 1860s

Inventory Number 12412


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Miss Bridget Bertie in 1960. Belonged originally to C. M. Bertie.
Primary inscriptions
Printed label on back of mount.
Physical material
Paper
Card
Dimensions
Height: 83mm Width: 173mm
Inventory No
12412
Accession Number
1960-106

Description

Stereoscopic albumen prints mounted on card, rounded top corners. Surprising stereoscopic effect, the tombs being nearer to the forground than expected.

Part of a collection of stereoscopic photographs in three boxes (boxes not retained), accompanying a small stereoscopic viewer (xxx).