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Climbing the Scheideck Glacier, Switzerland

Photograph
ca. 1900 (Photographed)
Artist/Maker
Excelsior Stereographic Tours (photographers)
Wright, M.E. (publisher)
Place of origin
Switzerland (photographed)

A sepia-coloured arch shaped stereo photograph mounted on card to be viewed through a stereoscope showing views of five figures hiking a glacier.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
Tourism & Travel
Topography
Landscapes
Object type
photograph
TitleClimbing the Scheideck Glacier, Switzerland (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Albumen process
Photographic Paper
Card Support
Photography
Albumen Process
Brief description
Stereographic photograph by Excelsior Stereographic Tours, 'Climbing the Scheideck Glacier, Switzerland', albumen print, ca. 1900
Physical description
A sepia-coloured arch shaped stereo photograph mounted on card to be viewed through a stereoscope showing views of five figures hiking a glacier.
Dimensions
  • Card height: 9.4cm
  • Card width: 18.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Excelsior Stereographic Tours / M.E. WRIGHT PUBLISHER /Climbing the Scheideck Glacier Switzerland / Copyright by M.E. Wright / HOLLINGREAVE ROAD, BURNLEY' (printed, recto)
  • '1/26/31 / Inv 14361' (ink and pencil, 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.
Subject depicted
Glaciers
Place depicted
Switzerland
Other numbers
  • XRG671 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • Inv. 14361 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • Stereoscopes Box 16 - RPS identifier - box number
  • PH 455 - RPS identifier - alternative
  • Stereo cards 41 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • 1/26/31 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.868-2022

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Record createdSeptember 21, 2022
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1730568/climbing-the-scheideck-glacier-switzerland-photograph-wright-me/
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