A portrait of a man
Photograph
1860-1869 (photographed)
1860-1869 (photographed)
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| Place of origin |
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of a man wearing a officer mess uniform. He has a military pillbox forage cap on with a Gurkha rifles badge and 19 badge. He is seated backwards on a chair with his right hand resting on his face and his left hand on the back of the chair.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A portrait of a man (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen photograph mounted on card. |
| Brief description | Photograph by Hills & Saunders, a portrait of a man, albumen print, ca. 1860s |
| Physical description | Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of a man wearing a officer mess uniform. He has a military pillbox forage cap on with a Gurkha rifles badge and 19 badge. He is seated backwards on a chair with his right hand resting on his face and his left hand on the back of the chair. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'BY APPOINMENT / to her Majesty / HILLS & SAUNDERS / PHOTOGRAPHERS / ETON_HARROW_& OXFORD.' (Printed on verso, as part of logo.) |
| 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. |
| Associated object | PROV.5861-2017 (RPS Group record) |
| Other number | XRG304 - RPS collection - V&A identifier |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | RPS.4280-2018 |
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| Record created | September 28, 2018 |
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