Photograph Album
1853-57 (photographed)
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A loose cover page with inscription bound together with a blank paper page from a deconstructed album of 110 photographs, with a cover, title page, two end pages and one blank page. Each page mounted with 1 to 5 photographs, some with photographs mounted on verso. Pages very fragile.
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Materials and techniques | Fabric covered album page |
Brief description | Title page, loose, from album of photographs by Walter Woodbury, 'Victoria, Australia and Java', albumen prints, 1853-1857 |
Physical description | A loose cover page with inscription bound together with a blank paper page from a deconstructed album of 110 photographs, with a cover, title page, two end pages and one blank page. Each page mounted with 1 to 5 photographs, some with photographs mounted on verso. Pages very fragile. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Photographs / taken in Australia / and Java / by Walter B Woodbury / 1853-1853 / JDJ 1926' (ink, on recto of page) |
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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Accession number | RPS.3093:2-2018 |
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Record created | June 25, 2018 |
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