Photograph, Albumen, Composite: Fancy Dress Ball

Photograph

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Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

Name/Title

Photograph, Albumen, Composite: Fancy Dress Ball

Entry/Object ID

P4511

Description

One black and white, albumen, composite photograph depicting a fancy dress ball with several hundred guests. The Governor General, Earl of Dufferin and his wife are sitting in throne like chairs on the left side of the image. In the background is a drawing of a ballroom, the figures in the photographed are imposed on the drawn background. The photograph is displayed in a black wooden frame with a gold painted inner border and covered with glass.

Made/Created

Notes

Photographic, paper, Wood, glass, Paint, Ink, Metal, PHOTOGRAPH, PHOTOGRAPH

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"The Fancy Dress Ball //Government House, Ottawa, Can., February 23rd 1876 // Copyright secured.�

Notes

Printed in black ink and centered on the mat below the photograph.

Transcription

"Topley Photo Ottawa"

Notes

Printed on the bottom left corner of the photograph.

Transcription

"F.M. Bell-Smith"

Notes

Written on the bottom right corner of the photograph.

Transcription

"Ent'd Acc. To act of Parla't---1876 by W. B. Topley in the office----"

Notes

Printed in black ink and centered below the image.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Print, Albumen

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Picture, Picture, Furnishings

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph, Albumen, Composite

Dimensions

Height

39.7 cm

Width

63.7 cm

Depth

3.3 cm