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William Millington Nixon
The Lashmar family (1857-1858)
daguerreotype, coloured inks and gold
leather, brass, metal, velvet and glass (case)
(8.2 × 11.2 cm) (image) 12.2 × 15.4 × 1.2 cm (case)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2004
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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The Lashmar family
(1857-1858)
Medium
daguerreotype, coloured inks and gold
leather, brass, metal, velvet and glass (case)
Measurements
(8.2 × 11.2 cm) (image) 12.2 × 15.4 × 1.2 cm (case)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2004
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Adelaide, South Australia
Inscription
printed in ink on accompanying paper label W. M. Nixon, Artist
Accession Number
2004.47
Department
Australian Photography
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Physical description
Rectangle portrait of a South Australian, family. The portrait shows the father, mother and six children. The daguerreotype is in its original case, however, one half is missing.