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Ian McLaren

Photograph
ca. 1890s (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Mowll & Morrison (photographers)
Place of origin
Liverpool (photographed)

A sepia coloured portrait of a man wearing a clerical collar seated at a wood desk. His left hand rests on the desk upon an open book, his right hand supports his head.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
Portraits
The Royal Photographic Society
Object type
photograph
TitleIan McLaren (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted onto card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Mowll & Morrison, 'Ian McLaren' albumen print, ca. 1890s
Physical description
A sepia coloured portrait of a man wearing a clerical collar seated at a wood desk. His left hand rests on the desk upon an open book, his right hand supports his head.
Dimensions
  • Card height: 17.1cm
  • Card width: 11.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • ''Mowll & Morrison MEDALLISTS / HARMAN ST. & MYRTLE ST. LIVERPOOL' (printed in gold gilt on recto)
  • "Ian Mclaren" / Author of Bonnie Brier Bush : Auld Lang Syne, etc." / MOWLL & MORRISON / Art Photographers / 45 HARDMAN STREET AND 5 MYRTLE STREET LIVERPOOL' (written in ink and printed on verso)
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.
Subjects depicted
Portraits
Writers
Watson, John (Minister)
Other number
XRG301 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.231-2022

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Record createdJune 15, 2022
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1720489/ian-mclaren-photograph-mowll--morrison/
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