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Call Number:

PH-03054

Collection Name:

Sir John Tenniel Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

Elliott & Fry

Tenniel, John, 1820-1914 (1820 - 1914)

No. of Items:

1 photograph

Span Dates:

circa 1860s

Description:

The collection consists of one carte-de-visite portrait of cartoonist and illustrator Sir John Tenniel (British, 1820-1914) that was taken by Elliott & Fry (988:0122:0003).

This collection forms a part of the Literary Files Photography Collection is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally includes portraits and images by, collected by, of, and/or related to those entities.

Accession No(s):

988:0122:0003; Purchase, 1964 (R 1947)

Location(s):

Tenniel, J., LIt File (988:0122:0003)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker Elliott & Fry
Title [Sir John Tenniel]
Date circa 1860s
Medium Albumen print (carte-de-visite)
Accession
Number
988:0122:0003

See Also:

Sir John Tenniel Collection: Associated manuscript materials, from which this photograph was likely transferred, are located in the Sir John Tenniel Collection (MS-04185).