Clock of painted porcelain made for Queen Marie Antoinette, French, about 1780
Photograph
1884 (made), (made)
1884 (made), (made)
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Before the development of direct colour photography in the 20th century, colour images were made by carefully hand-painting monochrome photographs. Williamson’s technique of meticulously hand-colouring photographs of decorative objects was particularly suited to reproducing brightly coloured pieces, including this Rococo-style clock from the Museum’s collection.
Object details
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| Title | Clock of painted porcelain made for Queen Marie Antoinette, French, about 1780 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Isabel Agnes Cowper, painted by J. I. Williamson, 'Clock of painted porcelain made for Queen Marie Antoinette, French, about 1780', ca. 1884, albumen print |
| Physical description | hand-painted photograph of rococo-style clock |
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| Gallery label | Photography Centre 2018-20:
J.I. Williamson (died 1891)
Clock of painted porcelain made for Queen Marie Antoinette, French, about 1780
About 1884
Before the development of direct colour photography in the 20th century, colour images were made by carefully hand-painting monochrome photographs. Williamson’s technique of meticulously hand-colouring photographs of decorative objects was particularly suited to reproducing brightly coloured pieces, including this Rococo-style clock from the Museum’s collection.
Albumen print
Museum no. 67-1961 |
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| Summary | Before the development of direct colour photography in the 20th century, colour images were made by carefully hand-painting monochrome photographs. Williamson’s technique of meticulously hand-colouring photographs of decorative objects was particularly suited to reproducing brightly coloured pieces, including this Rococo-style clock from the Museum’s collection. |
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| Accession number | 67-1961 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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