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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.
Duthie Park Pond
George Washington Wilson
c. 1883
Front of Photograph
George Washington Wilson
1860s
Carte de Visite of Kilt Rock, Staffin, Skye
George Washington Wilson
c. 1870
Inversnaid Falls Loch Lomond
George Washington Wilson
c. 1870
Mill On The Cluny
George Washington Wilson
Bridge On The Cluny
George Washington Wilson