[Positive of Nicolo Gander Coin (Recto and Verso)]. Photographer(s): Story-Maskelyne, Nevil
Scope & Content:
Positive on mica. Item cut circular 8.2 cm in diameter; recto and verso of Nicolo Gander coin placed back to back of one another and adhered with dark varnish; in Christie's Lot 334 (Christie's dates this item four to five years before the introduction of the Ambrotype process;
[Portrait of Charles Henry Pearson]. Photographer(s): Story-Maskelyne, Nevil
Scope & Content:
Negative on mica. Portrait of a man in three-quarter profile seated in front of a railing wearing a double breasted suit. The sitter is possibly Charles Henry Pearson (1830-1894), British born Australian politician and writer.
[Portrait of Clergyman Charles Thomas Penrose]. Photographer(s): Story-Maskelyne, Nevil
Scope & Content:
Negative on mica. Charles Thomas Penrose (1816-1867), English rower and clergyman; seated with pen and paper in his hands looking into the camera; mica creased; silver mirroring on lower right corner; possibly taken on the same session as Photo 1194/2(18); notice reversal of hand and pencil.
[Portrait of Clergyman Charles Thomas Penrose]. Photographer(s): Story-Maskelyne, Nevil
Scope & Content:
Negative on mica. Charles Thomas Penrose (1816-1867), English rower and clergyman; seated in front a railing, paper and pen in his hands looking away from the camera; tear on upper left corner; 1.9cm tear on upper left; 2.8cm tear on left edge.
[Portrait of Charles Mansfield]. Photographer(s): Story-Maskelyne, Nevil
Scope & Content:
Negative on mica. Charles Blackford Mansfield (1819-1855), chemist and author; seated with his arms crossed and a shawl draped onver his left shoulder photograph taken in 1851 or early 1852 as Mansfield went to South America the summer of 1852.
[Portrait of Richard Congreve]. Photographer(s): Story-Maskelyne, Nevil
Scope & Content:
Negative on mica. Richard Congreve (1818-1899), positivist and clergyman; half portrait seated in front of a cloth backdrop tears along left edge; tear along lower edge; emulsion missing on lower left and right corners; abrasions throughout negative.
[Man on Glastonbury Chair]. Photographer(s): Story-Maskelyne, Nevil
Scope & Content:
Negative on mica. Unidentified man sitting on Glastonbury chair; possibly same chair as Photo 1194/2(3); large portion of base and emulsion missing on lower right edge.
[Portrait of Sir William Robert Grove]. Photographer(s): Story-Maskelyne, Nevil
Scope & Content:
Negative on mica. William Robert Grove (1811-1896), natural philosopher and judge; seated in front of a cloth backdrop with his hands on his lap; emulsion missing on left edges.
[Portrait of Josephine Butler]. Photographer(s): Story-Maskelyne, Nevil
Scope & Content:
Negative on mica. Portrait of a woman seated wearing a bonnet with a fan folded on her lap. Identified here as Josephine Elizabeth Butler (1828-1906), women's activist and social reformer; due to resemblance to other contemporary portrait materials; dating done through clothing and style of bo...