Mountain view
- Object:
photograph
- Place of origin:
Japan (photographed)
- Date:
ca. 1913 (photographed)
- Artist/Maker:
Messinger Murdoch, Helen, born 1862 - died 1956 (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
autochrome
- 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.1366-2018
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level F, case XRG, shelf 852
Physical description
Autochrome depicting a view of a forest covered mountain, with a building visible on the right of the image. Two separate glass plates taped together around the edges.
Place of Origin
Japan (photographed)
Date
ca. 1913 (photographed)
Artist/maker
Messinger Murdoch, Helen, born 1862 - died 1956 (photographer)
Materials and Techniques
autochrome
Marks and inscriptions
'Inv 10853'
Handwritten in pencil on the top right of the tape surrounding the plate.
'29-8'
Handwritten in pencil on a circular sticker on the bottom left of the tape surrounding the plate.
'H.M. Murdoch F.R.P.S'
Handwritten in red paint on the emulsion plate, slightly obscured by the tape surrounding the plates.
Dimensions
Height: 83 mm, Width: 107 mm, Depth: 3 mm
Descriptive line
Photograph by Helen Messinger Murdoch, 'Mountain view', Japan, ca. 1913
Materials
Glass
Techniques
Autochrome; Photography
Categories
Photographs; Landscapes; The Royal Photographic Society
Collection
Royal Photographic Society Collection
