The Centre Refreshment Room, opened 1868.
Photograph
late 1860s (photographed), 1900s (printed)
late 1860s (photographed), 1900s (printed)
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Photographs and photographers were present from the very beginning of the V&A's history and the Museum has an extensive collection of images from the 1850s through to the present which documents the construction and development of the V&A and the South Kensington site.
Originally collected by the National Art Library as part of a programme to record works of art, architecture and design in the interest of public education, these topographic and architectural views were valued as records and as source material for students of architecture and design. As well as being crucial records of the history of the V&A, and an important element within the National Art Library's visual encyclopaedia, these photographs are also significant artefacts in the history of the art of photography.
Originally collected by the National Art Library as part of a programme to record works of art, architecture and design in the interest of public education, these topographic and architectural views were valued as records and as source material for students of architecture and design. As well as being crucial records of the history of the V&A, and an important element within the National Art Library's visual encyclopaedia, these photographs are also significant artefacts in the history of the art of photography.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gelatin silver print |
| Brief description | Photograph, South Kensington Museum, Gamble Room or Centre Refreshment Room set up as restaurant, gelatin silver print, ca. 1890, printed later |
| Physical description | A black and white photograph of a public dining room with ornate columns and ceilings and leaded stained glass windows. The tables are laid with white tablecoths. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The Centre Refreshment Room, / opened 1868. (Printed on mount) |
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| Summary | Photographs and photographers were present from the very beginning of the V&A's history and the Museum has an extensive collection of images from the 1850s through to the present which documents the construction and development of the V&A and the South Kensington site. Originally collected by the National Art Library as part of a programme to record works of art, architecture and design in the interest of public education, these topographic and architectural views were valued as records and as source material for students of architecture and design. As well as being crucial records of the history of the V&A, and an important element within the National Art Library's visual encyclopaedia, these photographs are also significant artefacts in the history of the art of photography. |
| Bibliographic reference | Julius Bryant, ed. Art and Design for All. The Victoria and Albert Museum London: V&A Publishing, 2011. ISBN: 9781851776665. |
| Other number | 53904 - Negative number (V&A Archive Guard Book reference) |
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| Accession number | E.655-2009 |
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| Record created | June 15, 2010 |
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