item details
Name[King George of Tonga]
ProductionBurton Brothers; photography studio; 26 July 1884; New Zealand
Alfred Burton; photographer; 26 July 1884; Tonga
Alfred Burton; photographer; 26 July 1884; Tonga
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, sheet glass, photographic plates
Materials Summaryblack and white gelatin glass negative
Techniquesgelatin dry plate process, black-and-white photography
Registration NumberC.018077
Credit linePurchased 1943
Overview
A man with grey hair and bed, formally dressed in dark suit coat and white trousers, with walking stick in right hand and left hand on a chair, is standing on a weaved mat in front of a colonial building. A Fale is in the background.