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Photographic plates.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Sheets of glass, metal, porcelain, or other material coated with a light-sensitive photographic emulsion.

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Box containing around 18 negative plates., 1959, undated.

 File
Identifier: Acc.8542/44
Scope and Contents Contains photographs of:Portrait of male sitter, undated. Soldier in Battledress, 6 April 1959 – three images, probably used for modelling purposes. Charles Charleson memorial (See Acc.7445/26/597, see also Acc.8542/35 for prints). William Welsh tombstone (See Acc.7445/26/600, see also Acc.8542/albums 19 and 20 for prints). Early sketch for ‘The Bruce’ – two images (See Acc.7445/27/602). Bruce in armour – two images (See Acc.7445/27/602). Casting of First sketch of ‘The...
Dates: 1959, undated.

Correspondence and papers of or concerning General Sir Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.16407-16420
Scope and Contents

Correspondence of Thomas Graham is chiefly with his factor, Henry Burt, concerning his estate of Balgowan, but includes also some letters from eminent friends and acquaintances not included in MSS.3590-3645. There are also papers of Mrs M E Maxtone Graham concerning the publication of her book ‘The beautiful Mrs Graham’, and typescript material and correspondence concerning a projected book on Lord Lynedoch.

Dates: 1759-[circa 1947.]

Glass plate of men outside Fettercairn House., 4th quarter of 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/530
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 4th quarter of 19th century.

Glass plate photographic negatives of a selection of images used, or considered for use, in the production of ‘Wade in Scotland’., [1934, or before-1938.]

 File
Identifier: MS.7189A
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.Photographic glass negative of an engraved portrait, 1736, of George Wade. The portrait was used as the frontispiece to ‘Wade in Scotland’. (Plate 1.)Photographic glass negative of a published plate produced by the Irish National Portrait Collection of a portrait, ‘General Wade. By Hogarth’, in its collection. The image was reproduced in ‘Wade in Scotland’, 2nd edition, opposite page 32. (Plate 2.)Photographic glass negative of...
Dates: [1934, or before-1938.]

Three glass photographic plates, with positive prints made from them., ?1856.

 File
Identifier: MS.16419
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Correspondence of Thomas Graham is chiefly with his factor, Henry Burt, concerning his estate of Balgowan, but includes also some letters from eminent friends and acquaintances not included in MSS.3590-3645. There are also papers of Mrs M E Maxtone Graham concerning the publication of her book ‘The beautiful Mrs Graham’, and typescript material and correspondence concerning a projected book on Lord Lynedoch.

Dates: ?1856.