View of Tomb Sculptures at Crystal Palace
Photograph
c. 1855 (photographed)
c. 1855 (photographed)
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Stereoscopic daguerreotype of a view of funerary sculptures at the Crystal Palace after it was relocated to Sydenham in 1854. The daguerreotype plates are in a black mount with two rectangular arched windows. This is glazed in a passe-partout frame. An inscription on the verso notes that this was one of 16 objects renovated by J. H. Pledge of Kodak Co. in 1940.
Object details
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| Title | View of Tomb Sculptures at Crystal Palace (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stereoscopic daguerreotype in a passe-partout frame |
| Brief description | Photograph possibly by Negretti and Zambra, View of Tomb Sculptures at Crystal Palace, stereo daguerreotype, c. 1855. |
| Physical description | Stereoscopic daguerreotype of a view of funerary sculptures at the Crystal Palace after it was relocated to Sydenham in 1854. The daguerreotype plates are in a black mount with two rectangular arched windows. This is glazed in a passe-partout frame. An inscription on the verso notes that this was one of 16 objects renovated by J. H. Pledge of Kodak Co. in 1940. |
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| 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.6638-2017 (RPS Group record) |
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| Accession number | RPS.589-2017 |
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| Record created | July 7, 2017 |
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