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III. Articles of China

Photograph
before June 1844 (photographed)
Artist/Maker

Salted paper print of a view of articles of China, on a page of the volume. One of 5 photographs in the fascicle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleIII. Articles of China (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Salted paper print from a calotype negative.
Brief description
Photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot, 'III. Articles of China', salted paper print from a calotype negative, before June 1844
Physical description
Salted paper print of a view of articles of China, on a page of the volume. One of 5 photographs in the fascicle.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 135mm
  • Image width: 180mm
Marks and inscriptions
3 (Recto on mount, in ink.)
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.
Object history
This volume contains the museum numbers RPS.271:1-2017 to RPS.271:5-2017.
Production
Published in Part 1 of The Pencil of Nature, in June 1844.
From a negative at the Fox Talbot Museum, LA3068.
Associated object
RPS.271-2017 (Album)
Bibliographic reference
Schaaf, Larry John. The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2000. ISBN 0691050007.
Other number
RPS025339 - Royal Photographic Society number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.271:3-2017

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Record createdApril 6, 2017
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