The Dovecoat
Photograph
1942 (photographed)
1942 (photographed)
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Monochrome photograph mounted on card depicting a dovecoat sitting on top of the corner of a garden wall. Ivy is growing up the wall, with trees visible in the background of the image.
Object details
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| Title | The Dovecoat (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carbon print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Alexander Keighley, 'The Dovecoat', carbon print, 1942 |
| Physical description | Monochrome photograph mounted on card depicting a dovecoat sitting on top of the corner of a garden wall. Ivy is growing up the wall, with trees visible in the background of the image. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Royal Photographic Society/ Alexander Keighley Collection 1948/ Title: The Dovecoat/ Process: Carbon Date: 1942/ No. 138' (Printed and completed in ink on verso.) |
| 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. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | RPS.2825-2018 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2018 |
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