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View of crater Kilauea from Volcano House

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

Autochrome depicting a shield volcano in the distance, with a garden and wooden fence in the foreground of the image. Two separate glass plates taped together around the edges, with a small spot of the emulsion in the upper right corner of the image degraded.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleView of crater Kilauea from Volcano House (generic title)
Materials and techniques
autochrome
Brief description
Photograph by Helen Messinger Murdoch, 'View of crater Kilauea from Volcano House', Hawaii, autochrome, 1914
Physical description
Autochrome depicting a shield volcano in the distance, with a garden and wooden fence in the foreground of the image. Two separate glass plates taped together around the edges, with a small spot of the emulsion in the upper right corner of the image degraded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 83mm
  • Width: 107mm
  • Depth: 3mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Inv 10807' (Handwritten in pencil on the top right of the tape surrounding the plate.)
  • '8/ 20' (Handwritten in ink on a circular sticker on the bottom left of the tape surrounding the plate.)
  • 'View of crater Kilauea from Volcano House Hawaii' (Handwritten in pencil on a white sticker on the bottom left 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
Other numbers
  • 10807 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • XRG852 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1232-2018

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2018
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