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Mont Saint-Michel, Coté du Sud

Photograph
ca. 1900 (Photographed)
Artist/Maker
Carl Norman & Co. (photographer)
Place of origin
Mont Saint-Michel (photographed)

A sepia toned photograph showing a view of the tidal island of Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France.

Object details

Categories
The Royal Photographic Society
Photographs
Tourism & Travel
Object type
photograph
TitleMont Saint-Michel, Coté du Sud (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Photographic Paper
Photography
Albumen Process
Brief description
Photograph by Carl Norman & Co, 'Mont Saint-Michel, Coté du Sud', albumen print, ca. 1900
Physical description
A sepia toned photograph showing a view of the tidal island of Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France.
Dimensions
  • Paper height: 22.4cm
  • Paper width: 29.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '5227 Mont Saint Michell [sic], Cote du Sud. C.N. & Co.' (inventory number, printed on recto of photograph)
  • Royal Photographic Society ink stamps / 'Mt. St. Michel - Cote du Sud-Ouest' (ink stamp and ink, verso, paper)
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
Received from Russell Putman, 1964
Subject depicted
Islands
Place depicted
Mont Saint-Michel
Other numbers
  • 21814 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • 15313 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • A9 - RPS identifier - box number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.2007-2022

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Record createdOctober 31, 2022
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1733642/mont-saint-michel-coté-du-photograph-carl-norman/
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