Aged red cedar tree in the grounds of Mount Edgcumbe, n.d.
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An aged red cedar tree in the grounds of Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, Cornwall.
The print has a slick, glossy coating.
The verso is blank.
Dates
- Creation: n.d.
Extent
1 item
Language of Materials
- No linguistic content; Not applicable
Conditions Governing Access
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Shelfmark
MS. 21088 photogr. 1/52
Biographical / Historical
Mount Edgcumbe Country Park and Mount Edgcumbe House are the ancestral seat of the Edgcumbe family. Henry Fox Talbot's half-sister, Lady Caroline, was married to Ernest Augustus Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe.
Other Finding Aids
See also the Talbot Catalogue Raisonné, a detailed inventory of Talbot photographs located around the world. The Catalogue Raisonné is organised by Schaaf number. The Schaaf number for this item is Schaaf 22.
Existence and Location of Copies
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Physical Facet
Artifact type: Salted Paper Print; Process type: Calotype; Type: Loose print
Dimensions
Image dimensions: height 184mm x width 224mm
Creator
- From the Collection: Gaisford | Henrietta Horatia Maria | 1810–1851 | née Feilding (Person)
- From the Collection: Talbot | William Henry Fox | 1800-1877 | MP, pioneer of photography (Person)
Repository Details
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