Macaws at Gillespie Place, Montecito

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Artist/Maker	Messinger Murdoch, Helen (photographer)
Place of origin	California (photographed)

Autochrome depicting two macaws sat on a white wall. Two glass plates sandwiched together and taped around the edges.

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Categories	Photographs Animals and Wildlife The Royal Photographic Society
Object type	Photograph
Title	Macaws at Gillespie Place, Montecito (generic title)
Materials and techniques	autochrome Glass Autochrome Photography
Brief description	Photograph by Helen Messinger Murdoch, 'Macaws at Gillespie Place, Montecito', California, autochrome, ca. 1915
Physical description	Autochrome depicting two macaws sat on a white wall. Two glass plates sandwiched together and taped around the edges.
Dimensions	Height: 83mm Width: 107mm Depth: 3mm
Marks and inscriptions	'Inv 10857' (Handwritten in pencil on the top right of the tape surrounding the plate.) '8-IX' (Handwritten in pencil on a circular sticker on the bottom left of the tape surrounding the plate.) 'H.M. Murdoch FRPS' (Handwritten in ink directly onto the emulsion 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.
Other number	10857 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
Collection	Department of Photography
Accession number	RPS.1376-2018

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Record created	March 6, 2018
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1434294/macaws-at-gillespie-place-montecito-photograph-messinger-murdoch-helen/

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