Sakkara: Pyramids
Photograph
second half of 1868 (photographed)
second half of 1868 (photographed)
| Artist/Maker |
A photograph of the Pyramids of Sakkara. Mounted on green card.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Sakkara: Pyramids |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print from collodion negative. |
| Brief description | Pyramids of Sakkara, photograph by Frank Mason Good, 1868 |
| Physical description | A photograph of the Pyramids of Sakkara. Mounted on green card. |
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| Object history | This photograph is part of a group of topographical photographs bought by the museum from Messrs E. Parsons & Sons in 1897, which, according to departmental records, formerly belonged to Dr. J.H. Middleton. It Is likely that the Dr. J.H. Middleton referred to is Dr.John Henry Middleton, who was Director of the art collections at the South Kensington Museum from 1892 until his death in 1896, and who travelled widely in the 1870's and 1880's. |
| Production | One of four photographs taken by F. M. Good, made during his second travel to Egypt, the Nile and Nubia in the second half of 1868. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | PH.2821-1897 |
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| Record created | October 17, 2008 |
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