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Saltash Bridge
Howlett, Robert, born 1831 - died 1858 - Enlarge image
Saltash Bridge
- Object:
photographs
- Place of origin:
Cornwall (photographed)
- Date:
ca. 1858 (photographed)
- Artist/Maker:
Howlett, Robert, born 1831 - died 1858 (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Albumen print
- 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
- Museum number:
RPS.1602-2017
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level F, case XRP, shelf 255
Physical description
Photographic print in monochrome mounted on card depicting a bridge connecting two ends of fields under construction. The image depicts the path leading to one end of the bridge in the forehground.
Place of Origin
Cornwall (photographed)
Date
ca. 1858 (photographed)
Artist/maker
Howlett, Robert, born 1831 - died 1858 (photographer)
Materials and Techniques
Albumen print
Marks and inscriptions
'Saltash Bridge under construction'
Handwritten in pencil on card on verso
'WAS ATTRIBUTED TO FENTON
NOW ESTABLISHED TO BE BY HOWLETT'
Handwritten in pencil on card on verso
'Saltash Bridge
between Devon, Cornwall'
Handwritten in pencil on paper on verso
'Saltash Bridge'
Handwritten in pen on paper on verso
'With in R. Howletts Courts'
Handwritten in pencil on paper below image
Dimensions
Height: mm mount, Width: mm mount
Descriptive line
Photograph by Robert Howlett, 'Saltash Bridge under Construction', Cornwall, albumen print, about 1858
Techniques
Photography; Albumen process
Categories
Photographs; The Royal Photographic Society; RPS Digitisation Project New
Collection
Royal Photographic Society Collection
