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1041 - The Mermaid Gate (Entrance to the Kaiser Bagh), Lucknow

Photograph
1864-66
Artist/Maker
Bourne, Samuel
Place of origin
India

Albumen print of a gateway to the King's Gardens in Lucknow, decorated with sculptures of mermaids, mounted on the recto of page 3 of the album. RPS.347:4-2017 is pasted onto the verso of this page.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
Portraits
The Royal Photographic Society
Object type
Photograph
Title1041 - The Mermaid Gate (Entrance to the Kaiser Bagh), Lucknow (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print from wet collodion glass negative, pasted into album.
Albumen
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Samuel Bourne, No. 1041 - The Mermaid Gate (Entrance to the Kaiser Bagh) Lucknow, albumen print, c. 1864-66.
Physical description
Albumen print of a gateway to the King's Gardens in Lucknow, decorated with sculptures of mermaids, mounted on the recto of page 3 of the album. RPS.347:4-2017 is pasted onto the verso of this page.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 233mm
  • Image width: 289mm
  • Page height: 370mm
  • Page width: 414mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 1041 The Mermaid Gate (Entrance to the Kaiser Bagh) Lucknow

    Note
    Recto, handwritten by photographer in pencil underneath the pasted in print.

  • 7912

    Note
    Recto, handwritten in pencil in bottom right corner.

  • Bourne 1041

    Note
    Signature and negative number on print, in the bottom right corner, handwritten in black ink.

Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Object history
This album contains museum numbers RPS.347:1-2017 to RPS.347:91-2017.
Associated object
RPS.347-2017 (Album)
Other number
7912 - RPS collection - previous object number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.347:3-2017

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Record createdMay 2, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1390612/1041---the-mermaid-photograph-bourne-samuel/
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