Mirror, date about 1660-70, from Knole
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.
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Title | Mirror, date about 1660-70, from Knole (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
Brief description | Photograph by Charles Thurston Thompson, 'Mirror, date about 1660-70, from Knole' from the album Furniture Exhibited at Gore House, Vol. II, albumen print, 1853 |
Physical description | A sepia-colured photograph of an ornately carved mirror mounted in a bound 91 page album of 142 prints. A camera is visible in the reflection. The print is mounted with another on the page. The National Art Library Stamp 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. |
Associated object | 39:839 (Version) |
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Accession number | 32640 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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