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William the Conqueror Inn at Dives

Photograph
ca. 1913 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Autochrome depicting the garden of a house. In the foreground is a chair and table with a building visible in the background on the left of the image. Glass plate with tape around the edges.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWilliam the Conqueror Inn at Dives (generic title)
Materials and techniques
autochrome
Brief description
Photograph by Helen Messinger Murdoch, 'William the Conqueror Inn at Dives', autochrome, Normandy, France, ca. 1913
Physical description
Autochrome depicting the garden of a house. In the foreground is a chair and table with a building visible in the background on the left of the image. Glass plate with tape around the edges.
Dimensions
  • Height: 83mm
  • Width: 107mm
  • Depth: 3mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Inv 10541' (Handwritten in pencil on the top right of the tape surrounding the plate.)
  • 'Wm Conq Inn, Dives, France' (Handwritten in white on the top edge of the tape surrounding the plate.)
  • '3a' (Handwritten in white on the bottom edge of the tape surrounding the plate.)
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
Associated object
Other numbers
  • 10541 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • XRG847 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
Collection
Accession number
RPS.96-2018

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Record createdFebruary 5, 2018
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