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Street scene

Photograph
ca.1848 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Calvert Jones began to experiment with photography from the moment the new art was announced in 1839. He became closely connected with its British inventor, W.H. Fox Talbot through relatives and friends who lived near Jones' home in South Wales. Jones passed through Bristol on numerous occasions while travelling to other destinations from his home in South Wales. Many of his photographs in Bristol focus on historical elements.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleStreet scene (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Salted paper print from calotype negative
Brief description
19thC; Jones Calvert, Street scene
Physical description
A street scene with shops on both sides of the street. Three towers are just visable in the background. A row of ojects (bells?) with long handles hang vertically in the foreground right. A lamp post in the centre of the photograph is of Bristol type and numbered 187. The print is red brown with fading especially at the edges.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.5cm
  • Width: 17.5cm
Historical context
Towers, which appear to be Christ Church (right) and St Stephens Church (end of the street) and a domed-top turret (left) appear in other photographs of Bristol.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Summary
Calvert Jones began to experiment with photography from the moment the new art was announced in 1839. He became closely connected with its British inventor, W.H. Fox Talbot through relatives and friends who lived near Jones' home in South Wales. Jones passed through Bristol on numerous occasions while travelling to other destinations from his home in South Wales. Many of his photographs in Bristol focus on historical elements.
Collection
Accession number
PH.57-1983

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2007
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