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Call Number:

PH-02741

Collection Name:

Horatio Nelson Photography Collection

Creator:

Nelson, Horatio, active 1836-1849

No. of Items:

1 photograph

Span Dates:

circa 1845

Description:

The collection consists of one photograph by Horatio Nelson (Irish, active 1836-1849, died likely 1849). Item-level information follows.

964:0020:0106 -- [Portrait of a woman], circa 1845. Daguerreotype, 5.2 x 4 cm (ninth plate) (visible image); 7.2 x 5.8 cm (case). The case is stamped "Nelson's Daguerreotype Dublin" in gold on the verso.

Accession No(s):

964:0020:0106; Purchase, 1963 or later.

Location(s):

Curatorial permission required Gernsheim Daguerreotype Box 03 (964:0020:0106)
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Item(s):
Artist/Maker Nelson, Horatio, active 1836-1849
Title [Portrait of a woman]
Date circa 1845
Medium Daguerreotype
Dimensions case: 7.2 x 5.8 cm; 2 4/5 x 2 3/10 in; visible image: 5.2 x 4 cm; 2 x 1 3/5 in (ninth plate)
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0020:0106