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Where's That Cat

Photograph
1860s (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Rejlander, Oscar Gustav (photographer)

Platinum print of an elderly woman sitting at a table holding a quill, and a young boy emerging from underneath the table, sticking out his tongue.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Object type
Photograph
Titles
  • Where's That Cat (generic title)
  • Child's Head (alternative title)
  • Drat That Cat (alternative title)
Materials and techniques
Platinum print on a card mount.
Photographic Paper
Platinum Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Oscar Gustav Rejlander, 'Where's That Cat?', platinum print, 1860s
Physical description
Platinum print of an elderly woman sitting at a table holding a quill, and a young boy emerging from underneath the table, sticking out his tongue.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 165mm
  • Image width: 211mm
  • Mount height: 201mm
  • Mount width: 252mm
Marks and inscriptions
RPS sticker and stamp on verso of mount.
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 objects
Other numbers
  • XRP468 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • R4 - RPS identifier - artist name
  • 1958 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • 2003-5001/2/21374 - Science Museum Group accession number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.1387-2017

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Record createdMay 30, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1394168/wheres-that-cat-photograph-rejlander-oscar-gustav/
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