Glass plates by Dr Kissling
Glass plates by Dr Kissling, Dumfries Museum,
2019
These are three glass-plate photographs taken by Dr Kissling and
their box, which has a label from a London photography company A.
Sinclair & co. They show some of his photographs taken on
Eriskay in 1934.
Although their box is from a London company these glass plates
were found in a bin in J. J. Byers camera shop in Dumfries in 1979,
due to be thrown away.
After moving to Dumfries in 1968, Dr Kissling continued to have
copies of his photographs developed to sell and to give as gifts to
friends. He was remembered as a regular visitor to J. J. Byers.
As his health and financial situation declined, he was less able
to go out to the camera shop and some of his photographs were left
behind.
Luckily, these were rescued before they were thrown out and were
donated to Dumfries Museum in 2019.
With thanks to Amanda Marchbank and Sarah for providing
information.
Dr Werner Kissling (1895-1988) was a German photographer and
ethnographer who spent most of his life documenting Scottish
crafts, architecture, and agricultural practices. He was associated
with Dumfries Museum from the mid-1950s until his death in
1988.
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DMGP001n
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Accession number :
DUMFM:2019.5.24
Copyright :
Dumfries & Galloway Council