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Photograph (Albumen Print, Carte de Visite) of Sir William Preece, by Window & Grove, London, 1860s

Inventory Number 12631


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation in 2003. Part of the Elliott Archive.
Primary inscriptions
Printed photograpger's details on front and back of mount.
Other inscriptions
Identifying inscription on back (appears to read 'G. E. Preece').
Physical material
Paper
Card
Object type
Photograph
Dimensions
Height: 103mm Width: 62mm
Inventory No
12631
Accession Number
2003-11

Description

Carte de visite (albumen print mounted on card) of Sir William Preece, standing three-quarter length, facing slightly left of front, with monocle and buttonhole. The later identifying inscription appears to read 'G. E. Preece' but the appearance is typical of the telegraph engineer Sir William Henry Preece (1834-1913).