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Glasgow: Sauchichall Street

Photograph
19th century (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A albumen print mounted on grey card of a streetscape. There are horse-drawn vehicles, streetlights and streetsigns. In the background is a faint image of a clocktower.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGlasgow: Sauchichall Street (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Whole-plate albumen print from wet collodion glass negative
Brief description
Photograph by Francis Frith, 'Glasgow: Sauchichall Street', 19thC, albumen print
Physical description
A albumen print mounted on grey card of a streetscape. There are horse-drawn vehicles, streetlights and streetsigns. In the background is a faint image of a clocktower.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 26.8cm
  • Mount width: 33.5cm
  • Image height: 18.1cm
  • Image width: 28cm
Styles
Object history
This photograph is from a collection of photographs formerly owned by Sir William Ingram
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Nickel, Douglas R. Francis Frith in Egypt and Palestine: A Victorian Photographer Abroad. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2004.
  • Balsells, David, et al. Napper i Frith: Un viatge fotogràfic per la Ibèria del segle XIX. Barcelona : Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, 2007.
  • Lloyd, Valerie. "The Files of Francis Frith" in John Physick, ed., The V&A Album 2. London: Templegate Publishing, 1983. (In association with The Friends of the V&A).
  • van Haaften, Julia and Jon E. Manchip White. Egypt and the Holy Land in Historic Photograph: 77 Views by Francis Frith. New York: Dover, 1980.
  • Wilson, Derek. Francis Frith's Travels: A Photographic Journey Through Victorian Britain. London: J. M. Dent, 1985. (In association with the Francis Frith Collection).
  • Talbot, Joanna. Francis Frith. London: MacDonald & Co., 1985. (Masters of Photography Series).
  • Jay, Bill. Victorian Cameraman: Francis Frith's views of Rural England 1850 - 1898. Newton Abbot: David and Charles, 1973.
Collection
Accession number
1272-1923

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Record createdApril 30, 2012
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