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Photograph

ca. 1865 (taken)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This photograph from c. 1865 was taken in Chester by the Lancaster Brothers photography studio. The image shows a mother and daughter posing in front of a table and curtains.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph, mounted onto card.
Brief description
Photograph of mother and child, by Lancaster Brothers photographic studio, albumen print, England, ca. 1865
Physical description
Sepia carte-de-visite photograph of a mother and daughter posing in front of a table and some curtains.
Dimensions
  • Mount width: 6.3cm
  • Mount height: 10.7cm
  • Height: 10cm
  • Width: 6.4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'PHOTOGRAPHED BY MESSRS. LANCASTER, GROSVENOR STREET, CHESTER' (Printed in black ink on back of the photograph)
  • 'C 1865' (Located on back of the photograph - handwritten)
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Associations
Summary
This photograph from c. 1865 was taken in Chester by the Lancaster Brothers photography studio. The image shows a mother and daughter posing in front of a table and curtains.
Other number
HE1215 - Negative number
Collection
Accession number
B.179-2013

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Record createdJuly 1, 2013
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