East or Sheepshanks picture galleries
Etching
1876-1881 (made)
1876-1881 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Etching of an interior from the old Victoria and Albert Museum buildings
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | East or Sheepshanks picture galleries (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | etching |
| Brief description | John Watkins. 'East or Sheepshanks picture galleries'. Etching of an interior of the South Kensington Museum, 1876-1881. |
| Physical description | Etching of an interior from the old Victoria and Albert Museum buildings |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr. G. C. Parris |
| Object history | This etching shows a gallery in the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1876-81,when it was called the South Kensington Museum. The East or Sheepshanks picture galleries are now Rooms 96 and 97, which until recently formed part of the Textile Study Galleries and are currently under redevelopment (as of March 2012). |
| Place depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1945, London: HMSO, 1956. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.817-1945 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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