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Porch of Beccles Church

Photograph
mid 19th century (photographed)
Place of origin

Daguerreotype of a view of the porch of a church in Beccles, Suffolk. The daguerreotype is glazed; the plate and the sheet of glass are attached by paper that has been taped around the edges.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePorch of Beccles Church (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Glazed daguerreotype
Brief description
Photograph by an unknown photographer, Porch of Beccles Church, daguerreotype, mid-19th century.
Physical description
Daguerreotype of a view of the porch of a church in Beccles, Suffolk. The daguerreotype is glazed; the plate and the sheet of glass are attached by paper that has been taped around the edges.
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 152mm
  • Plate width: 107mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Taken from [...] Box (handwritten in pencil) Porch of Church. Beccles. (handwritten in black ink) (Handwritten on verso, on the paper edging. Along with green sticker, numbered '32' and 'No. 28' handwritten in black ink.)
  • Porch of Beccles Church (Handwritten in black ink on the left edge of the frame/edging.)
  • (Brown paper with '28' handwritten in ink, stuck on the recto, on the bottom left of the glazing.)
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 object
PROV.6585-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG1028 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • 2003-5001/2/28141 - Science Museum Group accession number
  • 12995 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • C7/D3 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • Cat no. 00D32 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • 28 - Royal Photographic Society number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.479-2017

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Record createdJune 19, 2017
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