Italian cabinet in pietra dura
Photograph
1853 (photographed)
1853 (photographed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
In 1853, Charles Thurston Thompson, the first Official Photographer of the South Kensington Museum (later the V&A), was commissioned to photograph a loan exhibition of furniture at Gore House, London. It was the first of many photographic campaigns documenting temporary loan exhibitions that were to become a hallmark of the Museum's photographic service.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Italian cabinet in pietra dura (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Charles Thurston Thompson, 'Cabinet in pietra dura, Italian, 1650 from the series Furniture Exhibited at Gore House, albumen print, 1853 |
| Physical description | A sepia-coloured photograph mounted along with three other prints. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'PHOTOGRAPHS OF OBJECTS IN THE SOUTH / KENSINGTON MUSEUM / (PRINCIPALLY FURNITURE, BRONZES AND POTTERY)' (Printed label, upper centre mount) |
| Object history | Found in Furniture Section. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | In 1853, Charles Thurston Thompson, the first Official Photographer of the South Kensington Museum (later the V&A), was commissioned to photograph a loan exhibition of furniture at Gore House, London. It was the first of many photographic campaigns documenting temporary loan exhibitions that were to become a hallmark of the Museum's photographic service. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 32175 |
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| Record created | August 5, 2013 |
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