Portrait of General Edwards
Photograph
1914 (photographed)
1914 (photographed)
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Autochrome portrait of a man in military uniform, full length, facing left. Two separate glass plates taped together around the edges, with tape masking part of the plate changing the orientation of the image from landscape to portait. A section of the tape is also coming away from the rear of the plate in the upper left corner.
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Title | Portrait of General Edwards (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | autochrome |
Brief description | Photograph by Helen Messinger Murdoch, 'Portrait of General Edwards', Honolulu, Hawaii, 1914 |
Physical description | Autochrome portrait of a man in military uniform, full length, facing left. Two separate glass plates taped together around the edges, with tape masking part of the plate changing the orientation of the image from landscape to portait. A section of the tape is also coming away from the rear of the plate in the upper left corner. |
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Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund. |
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Accession number | RPS.1363-2018 |
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Record created | March 7, 2018 |
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