National Photographic Record and Survey
Photograph
1908 (made)
1908 (made)
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This once legendary oak was documented in 1804 as being some 14 metres in girth – the largest ever recorded in Britain. Despite the records at that time noting it was decaying fast, it survived until around 1950. This photograph was made for the holdings of the National Photographic Record and Survey, an organization founded by Stone in 1897. Its aim was to form a visual ‘memory bank’ of England’s ancient buildings, customs and other ‘survivals’ of historical interest.
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Materials and techniques | Platinum print mounted on card with handwritten ink notation |
Brief description | Photograph by Sir Benjamin Stone, 'The Cowthorpe Oak near Knaresborough. Said to be the Largest Oak in England. Estimated age 1600 years.', 1908, platinum print |
Physical description | Black and white photograph mounted on card depicting a large oak tree whose branches are held up by numerous timber props |
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Credit line | Transferred from the British Museum |
Summary | This once legendary oak was documented in 1804 as being some 14 metres in girth – the largest ever recorded in Britain. Despite the records at that time noting it was decaying fast, it survived until around 1950. This photograph was made for the holdings of the National Photographic Record and Survey, an organization founded by Stone in 1897. Its aim was to form a visual ‘memory bank’ of England’s ancient buildings, customs and other ‘survivals’ of historical interest. |
Other number | 1910 5 28 174 - British Museum number |
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Accession number | E.1135-2001 |
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Record created | March 30, 2001 |
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