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Image Not Available for Quarter Plate Album
Quarter Plate Album
Image Not Available for Quarter Plate Album

Quarter Plate Album

Datelate 19th Century
Object NameAlbum
Mediumleather, paper
ClassificationsPhotography
DimensionsOverall: Height: 18.2 cm, Width: 15.5 cm
Closed: Depth: 5.1 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1987 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions, the National Art Collections Fund, the National Heritage Memorial Fund and with income from the Ramsay-Dyce Bequest.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS026095
About MeGuilt edged album for holding quarter plate views. The brown leather cover has a decorative pattern in relief. The edges have metal attachments suggesting a clasp was attached here but this is not present. Each page has an aperture for photographs (a rectangle but with a curved upper edge) and is inscribed W.M.Be S.G.D G // A.M.&Co PATENT".

For the photographs formerly in this album, please see ABDMS026096 to 026145.
Front of Photograph
George Washington Wilson
1860s