Bronze Age Gold from Wales

GAZELLE blown ashore 1882, photograph

Collings, M.R. (Photographer)

Sailing Ship GAZELLE blown ashore at Cardiff during gale 1882. View of GAZELLE with people standing around it and two other vessels in background. Mounted on card with red decorative border and photographers stamp below and on reverse.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

1995.301/1

Historical Associations

Association Type: Place name
Date: 1882
Place: Cardiff Docks

Creation/Production

Photographer Joseph Collings is last seen in newspaper adverts and trade directories in 1875 and thereafter the business was continued by his widow and son, operating under his wife's name Margaret Robinson "M.R.Collings".
Role: Photographer
Place: 147 Bute Street
Period: 1882

Acquisition

donation, 3/10/1995

Measurements

mount (mm): 355
mount (mm): 457

Techniques

Albumen print
Photograph

Material

Paper
Card

Classification

wrecks and wrecking
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