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Photograph (Albumen Print, Carte de Visite) of Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), by Signor Paltoni, Glasgow, 1860s

Inventory Number 12632


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation in 2003. Part of the Elliott Archive.
Primary inscriptions
Printed photographer's details on front and back of mount.
Other inscriptions
Identifying inscriptions on back.
Physical material
Paper
Card
Object type
Photograph
Dimensions
Height: 105mm Width: 63mm
Inventory No
12632
Accession Number
2003-11

Description

Carte de visite (albumen print mounted on card) of Sir William Thomson (later Lord Kelvin), seated nearly half length, body turned to left nearly in profile, head less so, oval matted within image. The Glasgow photographer was known as Signor Paltoni, but his monogram printed on the back appears to be UPP; his first name was Ulysses.