Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand

Archbishop Francis William Redwood

Object | Part of Photography collection

item details

NameArchbishop Francis William Redwood
ProductionConnolly and Company; photography studio; 1887-1888; Wellington
Classificationgelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
Registration NumberD.000055

Overview

Archbishop Redwood (1839–1935) was Catholic bishop of Wellington and later archbishop of metropolitan New Zealand. When he was appointed, at the age of 35, he was said to be the youngest bishop in the world, and at his death, aged 95, the oldest.