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Testing the strength of Colonel Scott's 'newly invented' cement, for the Museum of Construction

Photograph
9 July 1861 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photographs and photographers were present from the very beginning of the V&A's history and the Museum has an extensive collection of images from the 1850s through to the present which documents the construction and development of the V&A and the South Kensington site.

Originally collected by the National Art Library as part of a programme to record works of art, architecture and design in the interest of public education, these topographic and architectural views were valued as records and as source material for students of architecture and design. As well as being crucial records of the history of the V&A, and an important element within the National Art Library's visual encyclopaedia, these photographs are also significant artefacts in the history of the art of photography.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTesting the strength of Colonel Scott's 'newly invented' cement, for the Museum of Construction (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph, South Kensington, testing the strength of Colonel Scott's 'newly invented' cement, for the Museum of Construction, in the South Court with trial colour scheme visible in background, albumen print, 9 July 1861
Physical description
A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of an incomplete brick arch. Two men, one in top hat, another in flatcap, are standing atop the arch. In the background, scaffolding is visible.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 23.9cm
  • Image width: 29.7cm
Production
Anonymous:
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Association
Summary
Photographs and photographers were present from the very beginning of the V&A's history and the Museum has an extensive collection of images from the 1850s through to the present which documents the construction and development of the V&A and the South Kensington site.

Originally collected by the National Art Library as part of a programme to record works of art, architecture and design in the interest of public education, these topographic and architectural views were valued as records and as source material for students of architecture and design. As well as being crucial records of the history of the V&A, and an important element within the National Art Library's visual encyclopaedia, these photographs are also significant artefacts in the history of the art of photography.
Other number
2692 - Negative number (V&A Archive Guard Book reference)
Collection
Accession number
E.1082-1989

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Record createdDecember 9, 2008
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