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Farallone Isle from Mt Tamalpais

Photograph
ca. 1915 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Autochrome depicting a landscape viewed from a high vantage point, with two buildings visible in the lower portion of the image. Two glass plates sandwiched together and taped around the edges, with the tape missing from the right and bottom sections, exposing the edges of the glass plates.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFarallone Isle from Mt Tamalpais (generic title)
Materials and techniques
autochrome
Brief description
Photograph by Helen Messinger Murdoch, 'Farallone Isle from Mt Tamalpais', San Francisco, autochrome, ca. 1915
Physical description
Autochrome depicting a landscape viewed from a high vantage point, with two buildings visible in the lower portion of the image. Two glass plates sandwiched together and taped around the edges, with the tape missing from the right and bottom sections, exposing the edges of the glass plates.
Dimensions
  • Height: 83mm
  • Width: 107mm
  • Depth: 3mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Inv 10860' (Handwritten in pencil on the top right of the tape surrounding the plate.)
  • '10-IX' (Handwritten in pencil on a circular sticker on the bottom left of the tape surrounding the plate.)
  • 'HMM''
    Transliteration
    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
10860 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1378-2018

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Record createdMarch 6, 2018
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