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A portrait of 'Frank Ferquhartson, Keeper'

Photograph
1879 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Jabez Hughes (Photographer)
Place of origin
Ryde (photographed)

Carte-de-visite portrait of 'Frank Ferquhartson, Keeper' wearing a kilt and sporian. He is holding a walking stick in his right hand.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Portraits
Military
RPS Digitisation Project New
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of 'Frank Ferquhartson, Keeper' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Mr Jabez Hughes, a portrait of 'Frank Ferquhartson, Keeper', albumen print, 1879
Physical description
Carte-de-visite portrait of 'Frank Ferquhartson, Keeper' wearing a kilt and sporian. He is holding a walking stick in his right hand.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'From a photograph by / taken in the Year / REPRODUCED AND PRINTED IN CARBON FOR / H. M. THE QUEEN, / BY JABEZ HUGHES, RYDE, I.W' (Printed on verso, as part of a logo.)
  • 'Frank Ferquhartson, Keeper.' (Handwritten in ink on verso, top of card.)
  • 'Watson / 1879' (Handwritten in ink on verso, follow the printed 'photograph by' and 'the Year'.)
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 numbers
  • XRG304 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.310 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.4344-2018

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Record createdOctober 1, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1461875/a-portrait-of-frank-ferquhartson-photograph-jabez-hughes/
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