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Photograph (Gelatine Glass Negative) of John Russell's Pastel Drawing of the Moon, by E. E. McClellan, 1895

Inventory Number 12766


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Radcliffe Trustees in 1935. Part of the Radcliffe Observatory archive.
Primary inscriptions
Inscribed near the edge of the emulsion: 'Russell's Drawing of the Moon as it was | in the Radcliffe Observatory Library about | 1895'.
Other inscriptions
Wrapping paper bears a note [by F. A. Bellamy] which is in some respects incorrect (he thinks the photographs are connected with the Herschel family).
Physical material
Glass
Object type
Photograph
Dimensions
Height: 215mm Width: 163mm
Inventory No
12766

Description

Gelatine glass negative, full plate (approximately 8½ by 6½ inches), of Russell's pastel drawing of the moon (1795), taken in the Radcliffe Observatory library for use in E. J. Stone's 1896 article (see 12762). Vertical format. Wrapped in paper bearing a later note [by F. A. Bellamy]. Inscribed near the edge of the emulsion 'Russell's Drawing of the Moon as it was in the Radcliffe Observatory Library about 1895'. Companion of 12767 and 49994, and original of 12762. A modern contact print from the glass negative was made in 1995.