Wrapper from the Photographic Experiments of Sir John Herschel, c.1840 |
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| Inventory Number: | 79691
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| Object Type: |
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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 J. Herschel' and with wax seals; loosely folded as a simple folder. The wrapper (packet 22 in the Museum's numbering) contains 8 experimental photographs dating from June to August 1839.
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| Primary Inscriptions: | 'Fixed, but | not bleached and | very badly in wand [sic] | of it' [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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| 188 |
109 |
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