Record ID:
412984
Accession number:
MA 6396.8
Credit:
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., 1987.
Description:
1 photographic print ; 90 x 58 mm
Notes:
Glossy print.
Morton N. Cohen suggests this photograph was taken on 28 March 1863.
Bound in album of letters, drawings and photographs belonging to E.G. Thomson and originally accessioned as AAH 218. The album was formerly accessioned as AAH 530.
This item is part of the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. Lewis Carroll collection. The large collection includes printed books, letters, manuscripts, puzzles and games, personal effects and ephemera, which have been cataloged separately.
Summary:
Being a portrait of Lewis Carroll, seated, facing slightly to the side and holding a large camera lens in one hand and a cloth resting on the top of the lens in the other hand.
Provenance:
From the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Lewis Carroll collection; gift of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., 1987.
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