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Call Number:

PH-01079

Collection Name:

George Cruikshank and Peter Wickens Fry Photography Collection

Creator:

Cruikshank, George (1796 - 1878)

Fry, Peter Wickens ( - 1860 d.)

No. of Items:

1 photograph

Span Dates:

1851

Description:

The collection consists of photograph by George Cruikshank and Peter Wickens Fry. Print information follows.

964:0723:0001 -- Etched on glass. Dear me! How very curious!, December 19, 1851. Caricature of Fry by Cruikshank. Albumen print. Cliché verre mounted on board, 12.4 x 8.7 cm.

Accession No(s):

964:0723:0001; Purchase, 1963

Location(s):

C Box, Small (964:0723:0001)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Cruikshank, George (1796 - 1878); Fry, Peter Wickens ( - 1860 d.)
Title	Etched on Glass / Dear me! How very curious!
Date	19 December 19 1851
Medium	Albumen print from cliche-verre
Dimensions	12.4 x 8.7 cm; 4 9/10 x 3 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0723:0001

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