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St Paul's Cathedral

Photograph
1840s (photographed)
Place of origin

Daguerreotype of a view of St Paul's Cathedral, London. This daguerreotype is mounted and glazed in a passe-partout frame. It has been rebound.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSt Paul's Cathedral (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Daguerreotype in a passe-partout frame
Brief description
Photograph by an unknown photographer, St Paul's Cathedral, daguerreotype, 1840s.
Physical description
Daguerreotype of a view of St Paul's Cathedral, London. This daguerreotype is mounted and glazed in a passe-partout frame. It has been rebound.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 144mm
  • Image width: 101mm
  • Frame height: 160mm
  • Frame width: 115mm
  • Frame depth: 5mm
Marks and inscriptions
(Green sticker with '31' on verso of frame.)
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.
Object history
Displayed at the Souveraine Angleterre exhibition in Paris, 1996.
Associated object
PROV.2484-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRP1476 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • 2003-5001/2/24693 - Science Museum Group accession number
  • C7/D4 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.611-2017

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Record createdJuly 11, 2017
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