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Group beside stern of the Great Eastern
Howlett, Robert, born 1831 - died 1858 - Enlarge image
Group beside stern of the Great Eastern
- Object:
Photograph
- Place of origin:
Great Britain (made)
- Date:
1857 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Howlett, Robert, born 1831 - died 1858 (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Albumen print from wet collodion negative
- Credit Line:
Purchased, 1979.
- Museum number:
PH.260-1979
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level F, case X, shelf 41, box A
Physical description
Image taken dockside by the Great Eastern ship.
Place of Origin
Great Britain (made)
Date
1857 (made)
Artist/maker
Howlett, Robert, born 1831 - died 1858 (photographer)
Materials and Techniques
Albumen print from wet collodion negative
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm image, Length: 360 mm image, Height: 354 mm sheet, Length: 429 mm sheet
Descriptive line
Photograph of the dock by the Great Eastern ship by Robert Howlett (1830-1858), 1857.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Val Williams and Susan Bright, How we are: photographing Britain, from the 1840s to the present London: Tate Publishing, 2007. ISBN: 9781854377142.
Subjects depicted
Rope; Chains; Ship
Categories
Photographs; Transport; Boats and ships
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
