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Edward H. Sankey

Photograph
December 7th 1873 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Collings, Joseph (photographer)
Place of origin
Cardiff (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a head-and-shoulders portrait of a man whose face is turned in profile. He is identified as Edward H. Sankey.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Portraits
The Royal Photographic Society
RPS Digitisation Project
Object type
Photograph
TitleEdward H. Sankey (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Joseph Collings, Portrait of Edward Sankey, albumen print, 1873.
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a head-and-shoulders portrait of a man whose face is turned in profile. He is identified as Edward H. Sankey.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 92mm
  • Image width: 60mm
  • Card height: 104mm
  • Card width: 63mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • J. COLLINGS CARDIFF (Printed on recto, beneath image.)
  • PATRONISED BY THE MOST HONBLE MARQUIS & MARCHIONESS OF BUTE / J. COLLINGS / ARTIST & PHOTOGRAPHER / 47, BUTE STREET / CARDIFF COPIES OF THIS PICTURE CAN ALWAYS BE HAD OF / THE SAME SIZE OR ENLARGED TO LIFE SIZE & UNDER (Printed on verso as part of logo.)
  • Edward H. Sankey / Dec 7th 1873 (Handwritten on verso in black ink.)
  • NPR (Handwritten on verso in pencil.)
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.5859-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other number
XRG302 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.2158-2017

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Record createdAugust 15, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1409485/edward-h-sankey-photograph-collings-joseph/
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