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Gothic or Medieval Funerary Statuary

Photograph
c. 1850s (photographed)
Artist/Maker

Stereoscopic daguerreotype of a funerary sculpture in a Gothic architectural setting, possibly shown at the Great Exhibition in 1851. The daguerreotype plates are in a black mount with two rectangular windows. This is glazed in a passe-partout frame.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGothic or Medieval Funerary Statuary (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Stereoscopic daguerreotype in a passe-partout frame
Brief description
Photograph possibly by Negretti and Zambra, Gothic/Medieval Funerary Statuary, stereo daguerreotype, c. 1850s.
Physical description
Stereoscopic daguerreotype of a funerary sculpture in a Gothic architectural setting, possibly shown at the Great Exhibition in 1851. The daguerreotype plates are in a black mount with two rectangular windows. This is glazed in a passe-partout frame.
Dimensions
  • Left image height: 72mm
  • Left image width: 60mm
  • Right image height: 70mm
  • Right image width: 59mm
  • Frame height: 81mm
  • Frame width: 169mm
  • Frame depth: 4mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Taken from the / Negretti and Zambra / [Paneel] (Handwritten in pencil on the verso of the frame.)
  • (Handwritten RPS numbers and red sticker on verso of the frame.)
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.
Associated object
PROV.6632-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG1075 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • 2003-5001/2/28293 - Science Museum Group accession number
  • C7/D8 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • Cat no. 160 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • 1/03.10 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • 13379 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.548-2017

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Record createdJuly 5, 2017
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