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The Keepers' Cottage

Photograph
late 1850s
Artist/Maker

Mounted landscape format black and white print of a man holding a shovel and a woman holding a basket, standing in front of the fence at the back of a cottage.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Keepers' Cottage (generic title)
Materials and techniques
albumen print
Brief description
Photograph by Roger Fenton, 'The Keepers' Cottage', mounted black and white print
Physical description
Mounted landscape format black and white print of a man holding a shovel and a woman holding a basket, standing in front of the fence at the back of a cottage.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Photographed by R. Fenton (Printed in ink on paper below image)
  • The keeper's cottage (handwritten in pencil on paper below image)
  • FENTON, Roger The Keepers' Cottage x.36997 Dex163 (Handwritten in pencil on second paper mount )
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
2003-5001_2_25708 - Science Museum Group accession number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.218-2019

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Record createdJanuary 16, 2019
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