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Photograph
Skidmore, Francis Alexander - Enlarge image
Photograph
- Place of origin:
Coventry, England (made)
- Date:
1865 -1870 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Skidmore, Francis Alexander (the younger), born 1817 - died 1896 (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Albumen print on paper.
- Credit Line:
Purchased with the assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries
- Museum number:
E.415-2006
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case MB2E, shelf SH63, box M80
Photograph of a finial and possibly a lightning conductor for the top of a building. This albumen print, a type of photograph, dating to 1865 -1870, is the work of the firm of Francis Skidmore (1817-1896) known as Skidmore's Art Maufactures and Constructive Iron Company, which was at Alma Street, Coventry. The photograph is by an unknown photographer and is a record of the work done and comes from an archive of designs and photographs from the firm. Skidmore was a leading Victorian metalworker and was best known for his innovative architectural ironwork of which this finial is an example. Many patterns of similar finials are published in a pattern book of designs from Skidmore's firm held in the Public Library, Coventry.
