Dovedale, View from Lover's Leap
Photograph
late 19th century (made)
late 19th century (made)
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Stereoscopic photograph, gelatin silver print on glass, depicting Lover's Leap at Dovedale, the Peak District. Inscribed in ink with title and lettered with publisher's name.
Object details
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| Title | Dovedale, View from Lover's Leap (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Stereoscopic photograph on glass |
| Brief description | Anonymous stereoscopic photograph, gelatin silver print on glass, depicting Lover's Leap at Dovedale, the Peak District. Great Britain, ca. late 19th century. |
| Physical description | Stereoscopic photograph, gelatin silver print on glass, depicting Lover's Leap at Dovedale, the Peak District. Inscribed in ink with title and lettered with publisher's name. |
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| Object history | There are several places named Lover's Leaps in the world. The Peak District has several and each has a tale to tell. The Lover’s Leap in Dovedale is a high rock about 120 feet (36 m) above the river. The story goes that a young woman threw herself off the rock when her lover jilted her. She merely landed in some thick bushes and got up and walked away. The jolt is said to have mended her broken heart and legend has it that she remained single and lived happily ever after. |
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| Accession number | E.2024-1992 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2009 |
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