Carte De Visite Portrait of Man
Photographer
Macnab
Datec. 1880s
Object NamePhotograph
Mediumalbumen; paper; ink; card
ClassificationsPhotography
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width): 102 × 62mm
AcquisitionPresented in 1986.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS016696.3
About MeThree quarters profile and seated portrait carte de visite portrait photograph of man with moustache (visible to waist). His left arm is leaning on a table covered in a patterned fabric/paper. His hair is styled neatly and he has a moustache. His jacket is dark with buttons and a waistcoat can be seen with a pocket watch chain. There is a white handkerchief in his left breast pocket and his shirt is white with a patterned neck tie and a chain extends from inside the buttoned front of the bodice to a pocket on his left (pocket watch?). There is a number written in pencil on the reverse side: 'PH3911.' The photographer's details appear in full on the reverse side, c. 1880s.Inscribed underneath "Macnab // UDDINGSTON // & // GLASGOW". Printed on the reverse "PHOTO ART STUDIOS // 92, West Nile Street, GLASGOW // & Ravelston Cottage, UDDINGSTON // Macnab // PHOTOGRAPHER // & // PORTRAIT PAINTER // George Mason & Co."
