Brides' Costume Darjeeling
Photograph
ca. 1914 (photographed)
ca. 1914 (photographed)
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Autochrome depicting a young woman in traditional bridal wear in Darjeeling. Interior scene with the subject stood against a wallpapered wall, a window covered with a net curtain is on the left of the image. Two glass plates sandwiched together to protect the autochrome emulsion layer, taped at the edges.
Object details
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| Title | Brides' Costume Darjeeling (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Autochrome |
| Brief description | Photograph by Helen Messinger Murdoch, 'Brides' Costume Darjeeling', autochrome, ca. 1914 |
| Physical description | Autochrome depicting a young woman in traditional bridal wear in Darjeeling. Interior scene with the subject stood against a wallpapered wall, a window covered with a net curtain is on the left of the image. Two glass plates sandwiched together to protect the autochrome emulsion layer, taped at the edges. |
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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. |
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| Accession number | RPS.5-2018 |
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| Record created | January 17, 2018 |
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