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P.29332.NWT

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P.29330.NWT [Same Series]

1183 [on print reverse]

W Africa; Nigeria; Western Nigeria; Edo; Benin City

Thomas, Northcote Whitridge

Northcote Thomas Collection

circa 9 January 1909 - 16 April 1910

Print Black & White

Documentary photograph of a pottery bowl placed on the table. Within image is the number "1183" on a board.

Label on drawer (C70/3/): "N. W. THOMAS WEST AFRICA BOXES 11-15 PRINTS 1100-1499" [manuscript in ink] On paper label glued on box lid (C70/3/1/): "N. W. T. 1100-1197" [first manuscript in black ink] "11" [second manuscript in blue pencil] On lid of box (C70/3/1/): "[...] ILFORD SOFT GRADATION PANCHROMATIC PLATES [...]" [text printed on box lid]; see also additional manuscript and printed text on the box. On print reverse: "1183" [manuscript in pencil]

This print was previously stored in a box in the third drawer of a container which has four drawers. The cataloguer has marked the container C70/, the third drawer C70/3/ and the box in which this print was kept C70/3/1/. No Blench and Alexander record for this photographic print. Place: The Place field was previously recorded as being “Africa; West Africa”, but Northcote Thomas worked in Nigeria, Gambia, Sierra Leone, and also Australia. The Museum primarily has Thomas’ photographs from Nigeria and Sierra Leone, and this has been provisionally added to the Place field. [JD 28/7/2009]