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Bougainvillea at Biskra

Photograph
early 20th century (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Warburg, Agnes Beatrice (photographer)
Place of origin
Biskra (department) (made)

Colour photograph depicting a white building structure, bougainvillea and palm trees in Algeria


Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Object type
Photograph
TitleBougainvillea at Biskra (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Tri-colour carbro print, a subtractive colour printing process using pigmented gelatin
Three Colour Carbro Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Agnes Warburg, 'Bougainvillea at Biskra', tri-colour carbro print, early 20th century (before 1935)
Physical description
Colour photograph depicting a white building structure, bougainvillea and palm trees in Algeria
Dimensions
  • Image height: 193mm (Note: white border around the photograph)
  • Image width: 168mm (Note: white border around the photograph)
  • Image sheet height: 213mm (Note: white border around the photograph)
  • Image sheet width: 179mm (Note: white border around the photograph)
  • Sheet height: 407mm
  • Sheet width: 304mm
Style
20th Century First/Second Quarter
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Miss Agnes B. Warburg / 52, Porchester Terrace / London, W.2.' (Verso, 2 identical stamps)
  • 'I. Bougainvillea at Biskra' (verso, handwritten in ink)
  • 'Accepted and hung at the exhibition of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain 1935. / Catalogue No.' (verso, typed on separate sheet adhered to the mount)
  • 'Made in England' (verso, typed on separate sheet adhered to the mount)
  • 'First International Photographic Exhibition / Selected for exhibit / Grand Central Palace, April 18th - 24th, 1938, New York' (verso, on a golden seal adhered to the 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.
Place depicted
Biskra (Department)
Other numbers
  • XRP611 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • W7 Overflow - RPS identifier - misc.
  • 2342 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • 2003-5001_2_20637 - Science Museum Group accession number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.1487-2017

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Record createdJune 15, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1397527/bougainvillea-at-biskra-photograph-warburg-agnes-beatrice/
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