A Rare Albumen Print Photograph of Department Staff of West Sussex Lunatic Asylum, Chichester c.1900 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus The mouth moves open and

The mouth moves open and the eyes would have once squirted water as a crying effect mechanism

he was awarded a number of awards

the piece has survived in the main and overall it remains a hugely attractive piece in its entirety

including the feet and base

The glazing and case are all original and the rest of the composition is very well preserved with expected light wear to the case

A Rare Albumen Print Photograph of Department Staff of West Sussex Lunatic Asylum, Chichester c.1900 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus The mouth moves open andOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Height: 15 Width: 17 Depth: 1 The scarce original albumen print photograph of twenty one electrical and sanitary department staff of West Sussex Asylum Chichester, shown outside the asylum with some of their essential working equipment, being photographed by Charles Barden snd marked to lower margin, the whole being mounted on printed surround, framed and glazed and surviving