Photographic plate
Richard Fynderne Harpur Crewe (1880-1921)
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
glass
Measurements
125 mm (Height) x 100 mm (Width)
Place of origin
Calke Abbey
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290700.4.1
Summary
One of 17 glass photographic plates, in a cigar box, a loose card inside lid inscribed 'Photographs by Miss Winifred Harpur Crewe/Calke Abbey/ Derby' Stamped with postmark, 'Ross 8pm Au.13 '96'; All used by Richard Harpur Crewe. Some in their original boxes and packing, some have not been exposed. The exposed plates seem to be a collection of places he visited. This plate shows a ship with two funnels and two other small boats. A second positive image has been created for identification purposes only.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF
Makers and roles
Richard Fynderne Harpur Crewe (1880-1921), photographer Winifred Isabel Harpur Crewe, Mrs Arthur Senior (b.1879), manufacturer