Artist
P. Petersen (Norwegian)Norwegian
CultureNorwegian
Titles
- 2 1/2 Tons Cannon
- 2 1/2 toms kanon
Date1865
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 6 7/8 × 11 1/16 in. (17.5 × 28.1 cm)
Sheet: 7 13/16 × 12 1/16 in. (19.8 × 30.6 cm)
Mount: 12 × 18 1/16 in. (30.5 × 45.9 cm)
Sheet: 7 13/16 × 12 1/16 in. (19.8 × 30.6 cm)
Mount: 12 × 18 1/16 in. (30.5 × 45.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Tom D. Gholson in honor of Harry H. Cullen at "One Great Night in November, 1993"
Object number93.383
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on mount recto, top edge: 2 1/2 toms KANON.
Lower left corner below image: Photograf P.Petersen
Lower right corner below image: Agershus 1865
Inscribed in pencil on mount verso, top left corner: [c]
Lower left corner below image: Photograf P.Petersen
Lower right corner below image: Agershus 1865
Inscribed in pencil on mount verso, top left corner: [c]
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