Ross & Thomson (active 1848-1864)
Calotype Specimens c. 1849
Leather bound album containing salted paper prints | 30.6 x 39.9 x 2.1 cm (album) | RCIN 2600307
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Photograph album containing salt paper prints bound in brown morocco leather with intricate gold tooling, on the front and rear cover. In the centre of the cover is a Royal coat of arms in with a scrolling design around. On the spine is impressed the title "CALOTYPE SPECIMENS" with intricate tooling to the edges. This album forms a set of views of Edinburgh made by Ross and Thomson in 1849 and sent to the Queen as 'Calotype Specimens'. James Ross and John Thomson were granted a Royal Warrant as 'Photographers at Edinburgh to Her Majesty' on 14 June 1849.
Provenance
Given to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert by the photographers James Ross and John Thomson in 1849
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Leather bound album containing salted paper prints
Measurements
30.6 x 39.9 x 2.1 cm (album)
29.7 x 37.1 cm (page dimensions)
Alternative title(s)
Calotype Specimens [Views of Edinburgh]
