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'The First Whisper of Love' by William Calder Marshall

Photograph
c. 1850s (photographed)
Place of origin
London (photographed)

Stereoscopic daguerreotype of a sculpture of 'The First Whisper of Love' made by William Calder Marshall in 1845. The daguerreotype plates are in a black mount with two rectangular windows. This is glazed in a later passe-partout frame - a modern note on the back states that there is no original casing, and it was rebound in new materials in October 1981.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Sculpture
Portraits
The Royal Photographic Society
RPS Digitisation Project
Object type
Photograph
Title'The First Whisper of Love' by William Calder Marshall (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Stereoscopic daguerreotype in a passe-partout frame
Copper
Glass
Metal
Cardboard
Daguerreotype
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by an unknown photographer, 'The First Whisper of Love' by William Calder Marshall - a sculptural piece, stereo daguerreotype, c. 1850s.
Physical description
Stereoscopic daguerreotype of a sculpture of 'The First Whisper of Love' made by William Calder Marshall in 1845. The daguerreotype plates are in a black mount with two rectangular windows. This is glazed in a later passe-partout frame - a modern note on the back states that there is no original casing, and it was rebound in new materials in October 1981.
Dimensions
  • Left image height: 70mm
  • Left image width: 55mm
  • Right image height: 71mm
  • Right image width: 56mm
  • Frame height: 82mm
  • Frame width: 169mm
  • Frame depth: 5mm
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.6632-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG1075 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • 2003-5001/2/28291 - Science Museum Group accession number
  • C7/D8 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • Cat no. 155 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • 13397 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • 03/4 - Royal Photographic Society number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.546-2017

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Record createdJuly 5, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1403637/the-first-whisper-of-love-photograph/
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