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The Architectural Museum at the South Kensington Museum

Photograph
ca. 1857 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Unknown

Plaster casts of architectural ornament were shown at the South Kensington Museum (the ancestor of the V&A) from its opening in 1857. The so-called Architectural Museum was set up in the gallery of the Iron Museum (nicknamed the Brompton Boilers), which now forms the building of the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood. The Museum contained casts of medieval architecture from the Royal Architectural Museum to which were added casts from the Governement School of Design. Brass rubbings were hung from the roof.

Object details

Object type
Photograph
TitleThe Architectural Museum at the South Kensington Museum (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph showing the 'Architectural Museum at the South Kensington Museum', about 1857.
Physical description
Photograph showing the Architectural museum at the South Kensington Museum (now V&A).
Gallery label
(1990s)
Plaster casts of architectural ornament were shown at the South Kensington Museum (the ancestor of the V&A) from its opening in 1857. The so-called Architectural Museum was set up in the gallery of the Iron Museum (nicknamed the Brompton Boilers), which now forms the building of the Bethnal Green Museum. The Museum contained casts of medieval architecture from the Royal Architectural Museum to which were added casts from the Governement School of Design. Brass rubbings were hung from the roof.
Summary
Plaster casts of architectural ornament were shown at the South Kensington Museum (the ancestor of the V&A) from its opening in 1857. The so-called Architectural Museum was set up in the gallery of the Iron Museum (nicknamed the Brompton Boilers), which now forms the building of the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood. The Museum contained casts of medieval architecture from the Royal Architectural Museum to which were added casts from the Governement School of Design. Brass rubbings were hung from the roof.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
1948-1938

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Record createdApril 26, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O123361/the-architectural-museum-at-the-photograph-unknown/
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