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Captain Edward Dyne Fenton (d. 1880)
Souvenirs of Soldiering at the Camp Curragh c. 1861
Album containing albumen prints with hand-painted decoration | 27.7 x 39.5 x 3.0 cm (album) | RCIN 2500842
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Purple velvet bound album containing 26 photographs (RCINs 2500843 - 2500868) with illuminated title page, captions and hand-coloured borders throughout. The photographs show the military camp at Camp Curragh, Co. Kildare, Ireland, which was established in 1855 at the time of the Crimean war. The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) was posted there, and the camp was visited by Queen Victoria.
Provenance
Presented to Edward VII when Prince of Wales by Captain Edward Dyne Fenton of the 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot, c. 1861
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Medium and techniques
Album containing albumen prints with hand-painted decoration
Measurements
27.7 x 39.5 x 3.0 cm (album)
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