Monumental Egyptian Sculpture at 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 | Monumental Egyptian Sculpture at Crystal Palace (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stereoscopic daguerreotype in a passe-partout frame |
| Brief description | Photograph by Negretti and Zambra, Monumental Egyptian Sculpture at Crystal Palace, stereo daguerreotype, c. 1855. |
| Physical description | Stereoscopic daguerreotype of a monumental Egyptian sculpture on display 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. A Negretti and Zambra label is on the verso of the frame. |
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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. |
| Object history | Possibly used in Horrible Histories 2014. |
| 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.6639-2017 (RPS Group record) |
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| Accession number | RPS.602-2017 |
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| Record created | July 7, 2017 |
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