Call Number:

PH-00416

Collection Name:

Pierre Petit Photography Collection

Creator:

No. of Items:

1 photograph

Span Dates:

circa 1858-1860

Description:

The collection consists of one photograph by Pierre Petit (French, 1832-1909). Item-level information follows.

979:0006:0001 -- [Self-portrait], circa 1858. Carbon print. Inscribed on verso: "Poitevin Gelatin Process" and "c. 1858".

Poitevin’s Ferric Chloride and Tartaric Acid [carbon] process was patented in June of 1860. --cf. Gernsheim, Helmut. History of Photography, 1969 [and] Nadeau, Luis. Encyclopedia of printing, photographic, and photomechanical processes, v. 2 (M-Z). New Brunswick, Canada, c1990.

Location(s):

P Box, Medium (979:0006:0001)
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See Also:

Galerie Contemporaine: Litteraire, artistique Photography Collection: Five additional photographs (964:0049:0104-0108) by Petit are located in the Galerie Contemporaine: Litteraire, artistique Photography Collection (PH-00093).

Card Photographs (Cabinet Cards and Cartes-de-visite) Photography Collection: Cartes-de-visite and cabinet cards (964:0052:0418-0420; 964:0074:0310) by Petit are located in the Card Photographs (Cabinet Cards and Cartes-de-visite) Photography Collection (PH-00372).

Parnassus Preserved Photography Collection: Four additional cartes-de-visite by Petit are located in the Parnassus Preserved Photography Collection (PH-00213).

Eric Gill Photography Collection: One additional photograph by Petit is located in the Eric Gill Photography Collection (PH-00143).

[Small Red Album]: One additional photograph (964:0461:0083) by Petit is located in an unpublished album, [Small Red Album] (PH-00897).

[Brown morocco cartes de visite album] (a.k.a. Album 4, and carte album 4): Two additional photographs (964:0433:0006-0007) by Petit are located in an unpublished album, [Brown morocco cartes de visite album] (a.k.a. Album 4, and carte album 4) (PH-00958).