Professor Brian S. Morton & Family Collection

[graphic].

Collection consists of two daguerreotypes portraying John Dominick Maguire and his spouse Ellen Maguire; hand-painted lantern slides mounted on wood panel depicting various subjects (life of Christ: Mary at sepulchre; butterfly wings; the queen of Sheba visiting Solomon; the good Samaritan; a ship at sea struck by lightning; a working kaleidoscope with handle) and calotypes of unidentified landscapes. It also includes the following pieces of photographic apparatus: Watkins Exposure Meter, Watkins Bee Exposure Meter in original box with instructions booklet, Watkins time thermometer for measuring developing time.

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Photo
Language:English
Subjects:
Daguerreotypes > English > 1840-1850
Calotypes > 1840-1850
Lantern slides > English
Notes:Physical description: 2 photographs : sixth-plate daguerreotypes ; [ca. 7.5 x 6.5 cm].

Physical description: 9 photographs : paper negatives.

Physical description: 5 drawings : transparencies on glass, hand colored ; image 7.5 x 7.5 cm, mount [ca. 10 x 17.5 cm], lantern slide format.

Citations/References: "An Autobiography. A life spent on the Edge - of the Sea" by Brian Morton, UK, aSys Publishing, 2017. (VTLS 767203).

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Arrangement:Fonds
Published / Created: [ca. 1840-1850].
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Professor Brian S. Morton & Family Collection

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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Professor Brian S. Morton & Family Collection [graphic]
Description:Collection consists of two daguerreotypes portraying John Dominick Maguire and his spouse Ellen Maguire; hand-painted lantern slides mounted on wood panel depicting various subjects (life of Christ: Mary at sepulchre; butterfly wings; the queen of Sheba visiting Solomon; the good Samaritan; a ship at sea struck by lightning; a working kaleidoscope with handle) and calotypes of unidentified landscapes. It also includes the following pieces of photographic apparatus: Watkins Exposure Meter, Watkins Bee Exposure Meter in original box with instructions booklet, Watkins time thermometer for measuring developing time.
Created: [ca. 1840-1850].
Language:English
Extent:2 photographs : sixth-plate daguerreotypes ; [ca. 7.5 x 6.5 cm].
9 photographs : paper negatives.
5 drawings : transparencies on glass, hand colored ; image 7.5 x 7.5 cm, mount [ca. 10 x 17.5 cm], lantern slide format.
Format:Photo
Call Number: NPA BSM (NPA Reading Room - Appt. only)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.