Roger Fenton
The Mineral Gallery In The British Museum

ArtistEnglish, 1819–1869
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • The Mineral Gallery In The British Museum
Datec. 1857
MediumAlbumen silver print
DimensionsImage (each): 3 × 2 13/16 in. (7.6 × 7.1 cm)
Sheet (each): 3 × 2 13/16 in. (7.6 × 7.1 cm)
Mount: 3 1/4 × 6 3/4 in. (8.3 × 17.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Patrick Montgomery
Object number2023.366
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenancePatrick Montgomery, New York; given to MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top left: Fenton // 100-
Printed in black on applied label, verso, center: THE MINERAL GALLERY, BRITISH MUSEUM.
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom right: 2012.153 E-13-FENT

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