Photograph
1910-1919 (made)
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School photographs became a means of emphasising pupils' membership of a school, as well as reinforcing that school's identity. The earlier examples are often of groups, until the introduction of panoramic techniques led to the production of images which could feature whole schools
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Photographs not only show the actual wearing of children's clothing, and by whom, but also to help fill a gap where the museum lacks actual garments. Early school uniform is a fairly rare survival, and in any case the pupils at many nineteenth and early twentieth century schools wore their own individual clothes, as here.
The photograph also contains information on aspects of children's lives at school, such as the appearance and content of the classroom.
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Photographs not only show the actual wearing of children's clothing, and by whom, but also to help fill a gap where the museum lacks actual garments. Early school uniform is a fairly rare survival, and in any case the pupils at many nineteenth and early twentieth century schools wore their own individual clothes, as here.
The photograph also contains information on aspects of children's lives at school, such as the appearance and content of the classroom.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Photographic paper and card |
| Brief description | School group of eight children in a classroom; taken by J & G Taylor in England, 1910-1919 |
| Physical description | Black and white group image of eight young schoolchildren seated at two tables in a classroom, with two mistresses (one of whom is probably the Headmistress, as she appears in both this photograph and in Misc.1056-1992) standing behind them. The room is laid out with the tables at right angles to each other, and other items of furniture and equipment, including benches and an easel, are visible in the background. The children wear non-uniform garments and have their books open in front of them. The number A263 is propped beneath one of the tables. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | J & G TAYLOR, 631 GREEN LANES, LONDON, N.
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| Credit line | Anonymous gift |
| Object history | Given by an anonymous donor (RF 92/2094) |
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| Summary | School photographs became a means of emphasising pupils' membership of a school, as well as reinforcing that school's identity. The earlier examples are often of groups, until the introduction of panoramic techniques led to the production of images which could feature whole schools . Photographs not only show the actual wearing of children's clothing, and by whom, but also to help fill a gap where the museum lacks actual garments. Early school uniform is a fairly rare survival, and in any case the pupils at many nineteenth and early twentieth century schools wore their own individual clothes, as here. The photograph also contains information on aspects of children's lives at school, such as the appearance and content of the classroom. |
| Associated object | MISC.1056-1992 (Source) |
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| Accession number | MISC.1057-1992 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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