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Berkshire Cottages

Photograph
early 20th century (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Warburg, Agnes Beatrice (photographer)
Place of origin
Berkshire

Colour photograph depicting pink, red and yellow flowers in a garden, with houses in the background

Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Object type
Photograph
TitleBerkshire Cottages (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Tri-colour carbro print, a subtractive colour printing process using pigmented gelatin
Three Colour Carbro Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Agnes Warburg, 'Berkshire Cottages', tri-colour carbro print, early 20th century (before 1926)
Physical description
Colour photograph depicting pink, red and yellow flowers in a garden, with houses in the background
Dimensions
  • Image height: 139mm (Note: photograph printed with a white border)
  • Image width: 182mm (Note: photograph printed with a white border)
  • Image sheet height: 180mm (Note: photograph printed with a white border)
  • Image sheet width: 218mm (Note: photograph printed with a white border)
  • Sheet height: 303mm
  • Sheet width: 380mm
Style
20th Century First/Second Quarter
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Miss Agnes B. Warburg / 52, Porchester Terrace / London, W.2.' (Verso, stamp)
  • 'R.P.S. Section II B. / 2. Berkshire Cottages. (Carbro)' / £220 [crossed out]' (verso, handwritten in ink)
  • 'Accepted and hung at the exhibition of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain 1926 / Catalogue No.' (typed onto separate sheet adhered to the mount)
  • 'Accepted & hung at the International Photographic Exhibition Lucknow / Dec. 5, 1936 to Feb. 24. 1937 / Organised by: United Provinces Amateur Photographic Association, Lucknow / India' (typed onto separate sheet adhered to the back of the mount)
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.
Other numbers
  • XRP611 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • W7 Overflow - RPS identifier - misc.
  • 2331 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • 2003-5001_2_20467 - Science Museum Group accession number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.1507-2017

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Record createdJune 23, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1399519/berkshire-cottages-photograph-warburg-agnes-beatrice/
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