Collodion Type Photograph

Object detail

Accession number

1966.6

Maker

Bowman's Photographic Portrait Room

Description

Collodion type photograph (glass positive) of a girl in mid-Victorian style costume. One hand resting on book, other in lap. White collar & cuffs, hair parted in centre. Scratches on surface. Collodion process. Cardboard frame with partly worn gilding. The back of this frame which is separate, carries the name - "Bowman's Photographic Portrait Room, 65 Jamaica St., Glasgow".

Marks

BOWMAN'S / Photographic Portrait Room / 65 Jamaica Street / GLASGOW Printed

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper/Cardboard
Processed Material/Glass

Physical description

1 collodion photograph (framed) : black and white ; 12.2 x 10.7 cm

Credit Line

Bowman's Photographic Portrait Room. Circa 1850s. Collodion Type Photograph, 1966.6. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

Production place

Glasgow
Strathclyde
Scotland
Great Britain
British Isles
Europe
Great Britain
United Kingdom

Current rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Photograph Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Graphic Documents

Subject

Collodion process Printing processes Photography

Collection type

Pictorial Walsh Memorial Library

Subject auto tags

Sleeve Chair Dress Rectangle Headgear Dishware Art Serveware Vintage clothing Sitting

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