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Photograph (Albumen Print) of a Model Coconut, a Turned Object Made by T. H. T. Hopkins, by Henry W. Taunt & Co., Oxford, 1870s

Inventory Number 12725


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presumably from R. T. Gunther, who received some of T. H. T. Hopkins's lathe and mechanics papers from Edward Chapman.
Primary inscriptions
Printed photographer's name on front of mount: 'Photographed by Henry W. Taunt & Co.'. Inscribed: 'Cocoa Nut 5/6 real size' [probably in T. H. T. Hopkins's hand].
Physical material
Paper
Card
Dimensions
Height: 201mm Width: 152mm
Inventory No
12725

Description

Albumen print mounted on large card. Vertical format. An ornamental egg-shaped object meant to represent a coconut, on a stand, made by T. H. T. Hopkins on his Holtzapffel lathe. See 12723, and companion photographs 12724 and 12726.