441981
- Title[Otto Finsch, ca. 1880's - photographic portrait]
- Call numberMIN 408
- Level of descriptionseries
- Date
ca. 1880's - Type of material
- Reference code441981
- Physical DescriptionPhotographs - 1 hand-coloured tintype photograph - 5.3 x 4.2 cm.
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
The German born Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch was an ethnologist and ornithologist who from 1864-1878 was director of the Naturhistorisch Ethnologischen Museum in Bremen. -- Reference: Bright Sparcs, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre and Science Fair Projects Encyclopedia, Online 2004. - Scope and ContentThe man in this portrait wears a hat, suit with a bow-tie, and an overcoat.
- Access Conditions
Access via appointment - General note
Identified from a non-contemporaneous label placed on the back of image.
Dated from period when tintypes were most popular. - Signatures / Inscriptions
On a label affixed to reverse in a later hand, "Dr. Otto Finsch / Bremen" - Name
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