Mirror, English, date about 1730, from Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Forest
Photograph
1853 (photographed)
1853 (photographed)
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In 1853, Charles Thurston Thompson, the first Official Photographer of the South Kensington Museum (later the V&A), was commissioned to photograph a loan exhibition of furniture at Gore House, London. It was the first of many photographic campaigns documenting temporary loan exhibitions that were to become a hallmark of the Museum's photographic service.
Object details
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| Title | Mirror, English, date about 1730, from Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Forest (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Charles Thurston Thompson, 'Mirror, English, date about 1730, from Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Forest', from the album Furniture Exhibited at Gore House, Vol. II, albumen print, 1853 |
| Physical description | A sepia-colured photograph of an ornately carved mirror. In the reflection is visible a camera on a tripod. The photograph is mounted in a bound 91 page album of 142 prints. The print is mounted on the page with another print. The National Art Library Stamp is visible upper centre. |
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| Summary | In 1853, Charles Thurston Thompson, the first Official Photographer of the South Kensington Museum (later the V&A), was commissioned to photograph a loan exhibition of furniture at Gore House, London. It was the first of many photographic campaigns documenting temporary loan exhibitions that were to become a hallmark of the Museum's photographic service. |
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| Accession number | 32657 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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