Dundrum Quarry
Photograph
ca. 1857-1860 (photographed)
ca. 1857-1860 (photographed)
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Stereoscopic photography became a major craze after the Great Exhibition of 1851. The technique created an emphatic sense of depth. This is a typical stereoscopic subject. When seen through a stereoscope, the rock highlighted in the water would have been rendered as a fully three-dimensional object. It would also act as a marker in the space around it. Stereoscopes would be provided when such works were exhibited. Stereoscopic viewing was also a family pastime.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Photograph |
| Brief description | 19thC, stereoscopic; Hawarden C, D 025, Dundrum House, grounds, c. 1857-60 |
| Physical description | Sepia stereoscopic photograph, mounted on green card, showing a flooded quarry. |
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| Production type | Unlimited edition |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Clementina Tottenham |
| Historical context | From departmental notes 'Clementina, Lady Hawarden (Untitled) Photographic Study (or) Study from Life (D. 25) c.1857-c.1860 Dundrum House, grounds: limestone quarry: trees.Print from same negative as PH 457-1968:73 (D.24).75 x 141 mm (stereoscopic)PH 457-1968:123 Literature: Microfilm: 3.19.135' |
| Production | Reason For Production: Exhibition Reason For Production: Retail |
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| Summary | Stereoscopic photography became a major craze after the Great Exhibition of 1851. The technique created an emphatic sense of depth. This is a typical stereoscopic subject. When seen through a stereoscope, the rock highlighted in the water would have been rendered as a fully three-dimensional object. It would also act as a marker in the space around it. Stereoscopes would be provided when such works were exhibited. Stereoscopic viewing was also a family pastime. |
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| Accession number | 457:123-1968 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2004 |
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