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Queenstown - Lake Wakatipu, N.Z

Photograph
ca. mid to late 19th century (photographed)
Artist/Maker

An unmounted sepia coloured photograph of a view of Queenstown looking over Lake Wakatipu.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleQueenstown - Lake Wakatipu, N.Z (Assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph by Burton Brothers, 'Queenstown - Lake Wakatipu, N.Z.', albumen print, ca. mid to late 19th century
Physical description
An unmounted sepia coloured photograph of a view of Queenstown looking over Lake Wakatipu.
Dimensions
  • Paper height: 22.6cm
  • Paper width: 28.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Titled, attributed (printed from negative, recto, print)
  • 87 (negative number, recto, print)
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
One of 7 views of New Zealand presented by E.L. Paske, 1939
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Other numbers
  • 16894 - RPS Identifier - inventory no.
  • 13192 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • B.24 - RPS identifier - box number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.643-2023

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Record createdApril 21, 2023
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