Scope and Contents
An accordion fold album containing 12 albumen prints showing domestic scenes, 143 x 100 mm in size, with pencil captions beneath each image (written over fainter pencil captions). The photographer is unknown, but a similarly titled album of the same size has been credited to the French photographer Jean Baptiste Oscar Mallitte (1829-1905).
Dates
- Creation: 1870 - 1879
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
.01 cubic metre(s) (1 volume containing 12 images)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
good condition with the final fold partially torn
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in 2019 with the support of the Friends of Cambridge University Library.
General
This item level description was entered by MJC.
Date information
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Originator(s)
Unknown
Geographic
- Date
- 2019-05-10 11:53:10+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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