Horniman Museum Negatives Registers: Musical Instruments

This is a photocopy of the 'PHOTOS' ledger in the Horniman Museum's Musical Instrument department. It lists the numbers of the black and white negatives of photographs taken by Bernard Brandham (Head of Exhibitions circa 1970-1990). Also enclosed is a memo from Margaret Birley, Keeper of Musical Instruments, dated 22 February 2017 explaining the abbreviations used in the register.

Collection Information

These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.

The database retains language taken from historical documents to help research. Please note that some records may feature language and reflect systems of thinking that are outdated and offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.

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