[Blue bottle fly]. From the portfolio: A Sham Saint or the story of the sad end of a Blue Bottle Fly

Name[Blue bottle fly]. From the portfolio: A Sham Saint or the story of the sad end of a Blue Bottle Fly

ProductionRichard Sharell; photographer; May 1940; New Zealand

Classificationblack-and-white prints, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs

Materialsphotographic gelatin, silver, photographic paper, cardboard

Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print

Techniquesblack-and-white photography

DimensionsImage: 79mm (height), 48mm (length)

Registration NumberO.033094

Number two in a series of seven. A close-up view of a blue bottle fly resting on a leaf.

Caption: 'At last a fat blue bottle fly settles down on a nearby leaf'.