Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Portrait of a man
General material designation
- Graphic material
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Item
Repository
Reference code
2008.001.1374
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Statement of scale (cartographic)
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
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Date(s)
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[between 1876-1884] (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
1 photograph: 10.4 x 6.4
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Scope and content
Item is a cream coloured card with thin brown border and brown letterpress at the bottom edge, "A. W. STEELE/ LEITH". Photograph is a vignetted portrait of a man in sack coat and tie. On verso, pink card backing is lithographed with a ribbon containing the text "PERSEVERE" and the design of a tall ship with a lady at the centre. Below, the letters "A" "W" and "S" are intertwined. The bottom half of the card contains the text "A. W. STEELE/ FINE ART & PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO,/ 8, Bernard Street,/ LEITH./ Copies may be had/ PORTRAITS ENLARGED OR DIMINISHED/ COLORING ARTISTICALLY EXECUTED/ Marion Imp Paris".
Notes area
Physical condition
Poor. The card is very dirty and yellowed, there is a long scratch in the photo at mid left, approx 2.5cm. There is a hole through the photo at top centre and a cluster of small brown ink stains at upper left. Lots of black ink spatters across verso.
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Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.
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Subject access points
Place access points
- Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Edinburgh
- Europe » France » Paris (FR)
Name access points
- Steele, Adam Wardrope (Subject)