Wrapper from the Photographic Experiments of Sir John Herschel, c.1840 |
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| Inventory Number: | 71508
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| Persons: |
Sir John Frederick William Herschel |
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| Accession Number: | 1928-71
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| Brief Description: | Re-used letter-cover addressed to 'Sir John F. W. Herschel ... 10 Hanover Terrace', with a wax seal, loosely folded as a simple folder. The wrapper (packet 24 in the Museum's numbering) contains 21 experimental photographs dating from June to August 1839. They are mostly successful, perfected hypo fixing experiments generally of a dark brown colour, with strong contrast and bold brown borders, but some suffer a grey-green discoloration.
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| Primary Inscriptions: | 'Thoroughly fixed | but not fully bleached' [in Herschel's hand].
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| Provenance: | Presented by Miss Herschel and Lady Lubbock in 1928. They were the two surviving and youngest children of Sir John Herschel (Francisca and Constance).
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| Collection Group: |
Herschel's Photographic Experiments |
| Material(s): |
Paper
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| Dimensions: |
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108 |
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