Scutari, the Bosphorus, and the Crimea

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Artist/Maker	Lady Alicia Blackwood (artist)
Place of origin	Isle of Wight (published)

Lithograph, tinted with one tint stone, depicting the Palace of the Khans at Bakhchisaray. Stab bound in publisher's wrappers. Each plate lettered with title. Most plates lettered variously with printer's details and signed by the artist.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Titles	Scutari, the Bosphorus, and the Crimea (series title) The Crimea (Volume I) (generic title) Palace of the Khans, Batchiserai (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Lithograph, tinted with one tint stone Paper Lithography Printing
Brief description	Lithograph by Lady Alicia Blackwood (ca. 1818-1913), entitled 'Palace of the Khans, Batchiserai' from 'Scutari, the Bosphorus, and the Crimea', volume I of II, with descriptive text. Ventnor, Isle of Wight, 1857.
Physical description	Lithograph, tinted with one tint stone, depicting the Palace of the Khans at Bakhchisaray. Stab bound in publisher's wrappers. Each plate lettered with title. Most plates lettered variously with printer's details and signed by the artist.
Dimensions	Size of covers height: 54.7 cm Width: 36.7 cm Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions	Lavars (or J.Lavars), Printer. Bristol. (or Lavars Lith Printer.) (Lettered) Lithogd. from Nature by Lady A.B. (Signed)
Credit line	Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Object history	Lady Alicia Blackwood's husband became an army chaplain to enable them to go to the Crimea to assist Florence Nightingale, to whom this work is dedicated.
Subjects depicted	Palaces Crimean War
Places depicted	Crimea Bakhchisaray
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	SP.102:9

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O516077/scutari-the-bosphorus-and-the-print-lady-alicia-blackwood/

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