Diamond cameo portrait of unknown man, c.1865.
John Moffat [photographer] Edinburgh
Category
Photographs
Date
1860 - 1870
Materials
Card
Measurements
106 x 65 mm
Place of origin
Edinburgh
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520090
Summary
A monochrome albumen carte de visite, diamond cameo portrait with four prints of an unknown man, mounted on heavy white card. A diamond cameo portrait Recto: W & B. Moffat 103 Princes Street Edin Verso: No 2445
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection, a give from the British Film Institute (BFI) in 2017. From 1986-1999, it was part of the BFI's collection for the Museum of the moving image (MOMI). The BFI purchased the collection in 1986 from James Fenton (Fenton Museum of Photography, Port Erin Isle Man, 1976-1986).
Makers and roles
John Moffat [photographer] Edinburgh, photographer