Description: |
The collection consists of 45 salted paper prints, one paper negative and one glass stereograph by Peter Wickens Fry (British, 1795-1860), an early amateur photographer and a founding member of the London Photographic Club. The photographs are primarily informal portraits that date to circa 1850-1852. Select item-level information follows.
964:0875:0001 -- interior of the Great Exhibition of 1851. Glass stereograph;
979:0081:0001 -- Portrait of couple with basket, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0002 -- Portrait of middle-aged woman, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0003 -- Frances James Fry, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0004 -- Portrait of soldier with rifle, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0005 -- Joseph S. Fry, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0006 -- Portrait of lady, seated, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0007 -- Portrait of older woman in shawl, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0008 -- Portrait of woman by chair, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0009 -- Portrait of seated girl, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0010 -- Portrait of a man, seated, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0011 -- Portrait of family standing in doorway, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0012 -- Portrait of woman standing by wall, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0013 -- Portrait of man leaning, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0014 -- Portrait of seated man, grinning, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0015 -- Portrait of man with cane and pitcher, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0016 -- Portrait of man with book, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0017 -- Portrait of seated woman, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0018 -- Portrait of seated woman, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0019 -- People at a picnic, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0020 -- Portrait of two women, version 1, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0021 -- Portrait of two women, version 2, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0022 -- Family portrait, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0023 -- Portrait of man in stovepipe hat, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0024 -- Portraits of two ladies, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0025 -- Portrait of tabby cat, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0026 -- Portrait of woman with bracelets, version 2, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0027 -- Portrait of woman with bracelets, version 3, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0028 -- Portrait of woman with bracelets, version 4, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0029 -- Portrait of woman with bracelets, version 1, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0030 -- Portrait of man, seated, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0031 -- Portrait of woman with book, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0032 -- Portrait of woman with arms closed, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0033 -- Portrait of woman in checkered dress, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0034 -- Three men playing chess, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0035 -- Portrait of woman with cat, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0036 -- Portrait of mother and child, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0037 -- Portrait of man with sideburns, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0038 -- Portrait of mother and child, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0039 -- Portrait of a woman, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0040 -- Portrait of a young man, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0041 -- Portrait of a boy, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0042 -- Portrait of lady holding something in lap, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0043 -- Portrait of lady looking away, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
979:0081:0044 -- Two children in doorway, circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
981:0020:0001 -- Portrait of anonymous sitters [negative], circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print;
981:0020:0002 -- Portrait of anonymous sitters [positive], circa 1850-1852. Salted paper print. |
