[Portrait of Edmund Story-Maskelyne]. Photographer: Nevil Story-Maskelyne.
Scope & Content:
Edmund Story-Maskelyne seated in front of door, cloth backdrop covering a brick wall; wearing a top hat and open book in hand; Edmund is the younger brother of the photographer. Condition: 2.3cm tear on left edge; cuts on lower right corner; flaking of emulsion on lower left corner and right e...
Made positive by applying dark varnish on verso; no longer transparent; some Sabattier effect on the cloth; corners trimmed; 2.4cm tear on upper edge (piece missing); tears along right edge; excess emulsion on lower edge; Christie's Lot 330.
[Emulsion on mica]. Photographer(s): Story-Maskelyne, Nevil
Scope & Content:
Four pieces of irregular shapes; pieces of mica from indeterminate photographic experiments; ranging in size 11.2 x 18 cm, 9.2 x 10.17 cm, 6.1 x 9.5 cm,5 x 7.6 cm.
[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.