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The Great Eastern under Construction
Howlett, Robert, born 1831 - died 1858 - Enlarge image
The Great Eastern under Construction
- Object:
Photograph
- Place of origin:
Great Britain (made)
- Date:
18 November 1857 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Howlett, Robert, born 1831 - died 1858 (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Albumen print from wet collodion negative
- Credit Line:
Purchased, 1979.
- Museum number:
PH.258-1979
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level F, case X, shelf 41, box A
Physical description
Photograph
Place of Origin
Great Britain (made)
Date
18 November 1857 (made)
Artist/maker
Howlett, Robert, born 1831 - died 1858 (photographer)
Materials and Techniques
Albumen print from wet collodion negative
Dimensions
Height: 285 mm image, Width: 359 mm image, Height: 353 mm sheet, Width: 428 mm sheet
Descriptive line
Albumen print. Howlett, Robert. The 'Great Eastern' Under Construction 1857; Howlett, Robert. The 'Great Eastern' Under Construction 1857
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Val Williams and Susan Bright, How we are: photographing Britain, from the 1840s to the present London: Tate Publishing, 2007. ISBN: 9781854377142.
Techniques
Photography
Subjects depicted
Chains; Ship; Scaffolding
Categories
Images Online; Photographs; Transport
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
