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Queen Elizabeth Passing H.M.S. Vanguard

Photograph
ca. mid 1900s (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Beken of Cowes (photographers)

An unmounted sepia-coloured photograph of an ocean liner alongside a battleship.

Object details

Categories
The Royal Photographic Society
Photographs
Boats and Ships
Object type
Photograph
TitleQueen Elizabeth Passing H.M.S. Vanguard (generic title)
Materials and techniques
gelatin silver print
Photographic Paper
Photography
Gelatin Silver Process
Brief description
Photograph by Beken of Cowes, 'Queen Elizabeth Passing H.M.S. Vanguard', gelatin silver print, ca. mid 1900s
Physical description
An unmounted sepia-coloured photograph of an ocean liner alongside a battleship.
Dimensions
  • Paper height: 24cm
  • Paper width: 28.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • titled; numbered, signed (white ink, recto, bottom, image)
  • Q. Elizabeth largest liner / HMS Vanguard largest battleship'; artist copyright ink stamp; Royal Photographic Society ink stamp (pencil, ink stamps, 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
Acquired 1964
Subjects depicted
Battleships
Ocean Liners
Other numbers
  • 9220 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • 16227 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • B11 - RPS identifier - box number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.259-2023

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Record createdMarch 2, 2023
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1745625/queen-elizabeth-passing-hms-vanguard-photograph-beken-of-cowes/
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