View of the Interior of Crystal Palace
Photograph
c. 1855 (photographed)
c. 1855 (photographed)
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Negretti and Zambra entered into business together in 1850 as opticians and manufacturers of meteorological instruments. They were also known as suppliers of photographic equipment. After winning a medal for their glass objects at the Great Exhibition of 1851, which was held in a purpose-built ‘Crystal Palace’ in Hyde Park, the partners became the official photographers to the Crystal Palace Company when the building was dismantled in 1852 and then re-erected in Sydenham, south-east London.
Object details
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| Title | View of the Interior of Crystal Palace (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stereoscopic daguerreotype in a passe-partout frame |
| Brief description | Photograph by Negretti and Zambra, View of the Interior of Crystal Palace, stereo daguerreotype, c. 1855. |
| Physical description | Stereoscopic daguerreotype of a view of the interior of the Crystal Palace after it was relocated to Sydenham in 1854, including the fountain. The daguerreotype plates are in a black mount with two rectangular arched windows. This is glazed in a passe-partout frame. A Negretti and Zambra label is on the verso of the frame. |
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| Gallery label | Photography Centre 2018-20:
Henry Negretti (1818–79) and Joseph Zambra (1822–97)
View of the Interior of Crystal Palace and Monumental Egyptian Sculpture at Crystal Palace
1855
Negretti and Zambra entered into business together in 1850 as opticians and manufacturers of meteorological instruments. They were also known as suppliers of photographic equipment. After winning a medal for their glass objects at the Great Exhibition of 1851, which was held in a purpose-built ‘Crystal Palace’ in Hyde Park, the partners became the official photographers to the Crystal Palace Company when the building was dismantled in 1852 and then re-erected in Sydenham, south-east London.
Stereoscopic daguerreotypes
Museum nos. RPS.577 & 602-2017
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund and Art Fund |
| 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. |
| Summary | Negretti and Zambra entered into business together in 1850 as opticians and manufacturers of meteorological instruments. They were also known as suppliers of photographic equipment. After winning a medal for their glass objects at the Great Exhibition of 1851, which was held in a purpose-built ‘Crystal Palace’ in Hyde Park, the partners became the official photographers to the Crystal Palace Company when the building was dismantled in 1852 and then re-erected in Sydenham, south-east London. |
| Associated object | PROV.6638-2017 (RPS Group record) |
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| Accession number | RPS.577-2017 |
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| Record created | July 6, 2017 |
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