Glass plate negative c. 1881 - c. 1900

Wet collodion negative | 22.9 x 17.7 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2400631

Attributed to John Wesley Livingston (1835-1897)

Description

A 9 x7 glass plate negative of a Regimental Colour and Staff of the 2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers, found after the Battle of Isandlwana (South Africa, 1879). Presented to Queen Victoria in 1881 but returned to the Regiment in 1923. Photographed for the Windsor Castle Inventory of Arms, Part 3, North Corridor, no.1350 (RCIN 1122402) - a print placed between pages 436-437.
People involved

Creator(s)

Attributed to
Search the collection John Wesley Livingston (1835-1897)
(photographer)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Army-GB-Infantry-South Wales Borderers (1881-1969) (formerly 24th of Foot)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Wet collodion negative

wet collodion negative

Measurements

22.9 x 17.7 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
negatives
glass plate negatives
Subject(s)
Genealogy and Heraldry
Flags
Regimental colours (flags)
Social sciences
Military affairs
Wars, Campaigns & Battles
Wars
Wars of the nineteenth century
Anglo-Zulu War (1879)
Battle of Isandlwana, 1879 (Anglo-Zulu War)

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