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William The Conqueror Inn at Dives Normandy

Photograph
1913 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Autochrome of a building in a Tudor style with a courtyard in the foreground with plants and shrubbery. Two glass plates sandwiched together to protect the autochrome emulsion layer, taped at the edges.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWilliam The Conqueror Inn at Dives Normandy (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Autochrome
Brief description
Photograph by Helen Messinger Murdoch, 'William The Conqueror Inn at Dives Normandy', autochrome, 1913
Physical description
Autochrome of a building in a Tudor style with a courtyard in the foreground with plants and shrubbery. Two glass plates sandwiched together to protect the autochrome emulsion layer, taped at the edges.
Dimensions
  • Height: 84mm
  • Width: 111mm
  • Depth: 3mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '10988' (On black tape in the top right corner, handwritten in pencil.)
  • '14631' (On white sticker stuck onto the bottom left of the tape surrounding the plate, handwritten in ink.)
  • 'William The Conqueror Inn at Dives Normandy "Coco [?] Louis XIV/ 1913' (On white sticker stuck onto the bottom edge of the tape surrounding the plate, handwritten in ink.)
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.
Place depicted
Other numbers
  • 10988 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • XRG833 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • 14631 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.2-2018

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Record createdJanuary 15, 2018
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