Works of art in pottery, glass, and metal in the collection of John Henderson, Plate III, Glass and metal of German, Venetian, North and South Italy, Moorish origin
Photograph
ca. 1868 (photographed)
ca. 1868 (photographed)
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Sir Henry Cole, the first Director of the V&A (formerly the South Kensington Museum), understood the importance of photography as a way to extend the resources of the Museum. He regularly commissioned photographers to records works of art, architecture and design. These photographs were valued as source material for students of art and design and they formed an important element within the National Art Library's visual encyclopaedia.
This is one of a 20 photographs by the photographic firm of Cundall & Fleming from an album donated to the South Kensington Museum (today the V&A) by London-based collection John Henderson (1797-1878). The photographs would have been acquired as a visual record of Henderson’s collection of works of art in pottery, glass, and metal, some of which Henderson had loaned to an exhibition at South Kensington in 1872. On his death in 1878, the objects were bequeathed to the British Museum.
This is one of a 20 photographs by the photographic firm of Cundall & Fleming from an album donated to the South Kensington Museum (today the V&A) by London-based collection John Henderson (1797-1878). The photographs would have been acquired as a visual record of Henderson’s collection of works of art in pottery, glass, and metal, some of which Henderson had loaned to an exhibition at South Kensington in 1872. On his death in 1878, the objects were bequeathed to the British Museum.
Object details
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| Title | Works of art in pottery, glass, and metal in the collection of John Henderson, Plate III, Glass and metal of German, Venetian, North and South Italy, Moorish origin (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Cundall and Fleming, Henderson Collection, Plate III, Glass and metal, albumen print, ca. 1868 |
| Physical description | A sepia-coloured photograph of examples of glass and metal arranged upon and around a Chippendale table mounted in a bound album accompanied by printed text. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | HENDERSON / COLLECTION (printed on spine of album) |
| Credit line | Presented by Mr. John Henderson, 2 June 1868 |
| Object history | In May 1868, the London-based art collector John Henderson (1797-1878) donated a series of 20 photographs to the South Kensington Museum (today the V&A), which provided a visual record of his extensive collection of historic ceramics, glass and inlaid metalwork. The photographs show a range of objects from Europe, the Middle East and East Asia, including a significant quantity of Ottoman Iznik ceramics and Mamluk inlaid brasswork. Six years earlier, Henderson had loaned some of these objects to an exhibition held at South Kensington. On his death in 1878, they were bequeathed to the British Museum. |
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| Summary | Sir Henry Cole, the first Director of the V&A (formerly the South Kensington Museum), understood the importance of photography as a way to extend the resources of the Museum. He regularly commissioned photographers to records works of art, architecture and design. These photographs were valued as source material for students of art and design and they formed an important element within the National Art Library's visual encyclopaedia. This is one of a 20 photographs by the photographic firm of Cundall & Fleming from an album donated to the South Kensington Museum (today the V&A) by London-based collection John Henderson (1797-1878). The photographs would have been acquired as a visual record of Henderson’s collection of works of art in pottery, glass, and metal, some of which Henderson had loaned to an exhibition at South Kensington in 1872. On his death in 1878, the objects were bequeathed to the British Museum. |
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| Accession number | 60152 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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