Glass plate negative showing Frank Denton's wedding party in a horse-drawn carriage
Frank Denton, Artist
This is one of the
photographs
in our collection.
It was made in
Whanganui, Whanganui Region, New Zealand
in 1900.
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Object Detail
About the Work
This
copy
is
printed
from
the
glass
plate
negative
and
shows
the
wedding
party
of
photographer
Frank
Denton's
wedding
to
his
first
wife
Laura
Close
in
1900
at
Pakaraka,
Bay
of
Islands.
Measurements
114 x 165mm
Media
glass plate negative
Description
Glass plate negative showing four adults in an open horse-drawn carriage. Two of the women are wearing white dresses and holding flowers, one woman is seated obscured behind. The fourth occupant of the carriage is a man in a dark suit with a large moustache. The white horse is standing near a fence where a man is seated. Behind the group are many trees. This is the wedding of Frank Denton to Laura Close in 1900 at Pakaraka in the Bay of Islands.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Gift of the Powell family, 1999
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
20 Dec 1999
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Accession Number:
1999/25/2