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Ross & Thomson (active 1848-1864)
Canongate Tolbooth, Edinburgh : 'Old Jail. Cannongate' c. 1849
Salted paper print | 19.0 x 15.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2600323
![Old Jail Canongate [Calotype Specimens]](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/1/2/862861-1549285217.jpg?itok=3Q3LfiFx "Old Jail Canongate [Calotype Specimens]")
Ross & Thomson (active 1848-1864)
Old Jail Canongate [Calotype Specimens] c. 1849
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Photograph of a stone building in the centre of the picture with a connical roof and smaller connical towers on either side. A clock supported by two curved metal supports is on the front of the building. Stone steps lead from street level to the upper levels of the tower. In the left foreground stand a horse and cart.
Provenance
From an album presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1849
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Medium and techniques
Salted paper print
Measurements
19.0 x 15.3 cm (image)
29.7 x 37.1 cm (page dimensions)
Alternative title(s)
Old Jail Canongate [Calotype Specimens]
