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Milan Cathedral

Photograph
ca. 1890s (Photographed)
Artist/Maker
Excelsior Stereographic Tours (photographers)
Wright, M.E. (publisher)
Place of origin
Milan (photographed)

A sepia-coloured stereo photograph mounted on card to be viewed through a stereoscope showing views of a many-spired cathedral with electric tram cars in the foreground.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
Architecture
Tourism & Travel
Topography
Photographs of Italy
Object type
photograph
TitleMilan Cathedral (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen process
Photographic Paper
Card Support
Photography
Albumen Process
Brief description
Stereographic photograph by Excelsior Stereographic Tours , 'Milan Cathedral', albumen print, ca. 1890s
Physical description
A sepia-coloured stereo photograph mounted on card to be viewed through a stereoscope showing views of a many-spired cathedral with electric tram cars in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Card height: 9.2cm
  • Card width: 18.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Excelsior Stereographic Tours / M.E. WRIGHT PUBLISHER / Milan Cathedral, Milan, Italy / Copyrighed by M.E. Wright / HOLLINGREAVE ROAD, BURNLEY' (printed, recto)
  • '1/26/24 / Inv 4359' (ink, verso)
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.
Subjects depicted
Canals
Bridges
Gondolas
Place depicted
Milan
Other numbers
  • XRG669 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • Inv. 14359 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • Stereoscopes Box 14 - RPS identifier - box number
  • PH 455 - RPS identifier - alternative
  • RPS CAB 4/DR1 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • 1/26/24 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.855-2022

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Record createdSeptember 14, 2022
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1729994/milan-cathedral-photograph-wright-me/
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