Glass plate negative c. 1884 - c. 1900

Wet collodion negative | 22.6 x 17.6 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2400637

Attributed to John Wesley Livingston (1835-1897)

Description

A 9 x7 glass plate negative of an Egyptian flag taken from the Fortess of Sinkat, during the Battle of Tamai (or Tamanieh), which took place on 13 March 1884 between a British force under Sir Gerald Graham and a Mahdist Sudanese army led by Osman Digna. RCIN 72664. Photographed for the Windsor Castle Inventory of Arms, Part 3, North Corridor (RCIN 1122402), no.1356 - a print placed between pages 438-439.
People involved

Creator(s)

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

Subject(s)

Search the collection Sir Gerald Graham (1831-99)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Wet collodion negative

wet collodion negative

Measurements

22.6 x 17.6 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
negatives
glass plate negatives
Subject(s)
Genealogy and Heraldry
Flags
Social sciences
Military affairs
Wars, Campaigns & Battles
Wars
Wars of the nineteenth century
Mahdist War (1881-1899)

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