Lacock Abbey with Sharington's Tower
Photograph
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Waxed calotype of a view of Lacock Abbey; dark purple colour.
Object details
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| Title | Lacock Abbey with Sharington's Tower (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Paper negative, calotype, waxed.
Not available for issue to the public in the Prints and Drawings Study Room due to light sensitivity. Please contact the Photography Department via our enquiry service for further information. |
| Brief description | Photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot,' Lacock Abbey with Sharington's Tower', paper negative - calotype, ca. 1839 |
| Physical description | Waxed calotype of a view of Lacock Abbey; dark purple colour. |
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| Content description | Lacock Abbey with Sharington's Tower; mousetrap? |
| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund. |
| Associated object | PROV.1594-2017 (RPS Group record) |
| Bibliographic reference | Schaaf, Larry John. The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2000. ISBN 0691050007. |
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| Accession number | RPS.12-2017 |
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| Record created | March 21, 2017 |
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