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1444 - Valley as seen from the top of the Hamta Pass

Photograph
1866
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Albumen print of a view of a valley taken from the Hamta Pass, mounted on the recto of page 25 of the album. RPS.347:48-2017 is pasted onto the verso of this page.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title1444 - Valley as seen from the top of the Hamta Pass (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print from wet collodion glass negative, pasted into album.
Brief description
Photograph by Samuel Bourne, No. 1444 - Valley as seen from the top of the Hamta Pass, albumen print, 1866.
Physical description
Albumen print of a view of a valley taken from the Hamta Pass, mounted on the recto of page 25 of the album. RPS.347:48-2017 is pasted onto the verso of this page.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 240mm
  • Image width: 296mm
  • Page height: 370mm
  • Page width: 414mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 1444 Valley as seen from the top of the Hamta Pass. (Recto, handwritten by photographer in pencil underneath the print.)
  • 7948 (Recto, handwritten in pencil in bottom right corner of page.)
  • Bourne 1444 (Signature and negative number on print, on the bottom edge at the centre, handwritten in black 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 album contains museum numbers RPS.347:1-2017 to RPS.347:91-2017.
Associated object
RPS.347-2017 (Album)
Other number
7948 - RPS collection - previous object number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.347:47-2017

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Record createdMay 4, 2017
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