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Dr. Hurter Actinograph Actinometer Records Oct. 1885 15 April 1886'

Photograph
October 1885 to April 1886 (photographed)
Artist/Maker

A card folder containing 21 loose pages of 'Diagrams of Light' by Hurter and Driffield, October 1885 to March 1886.

Object details

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Object type
TitleDr. Hurter Actinograph Actinometer Records Oct. 1885 15 April 1886' (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
folder
Brief description
Card folder containing 21 loose pages of 'Diagrams of Light' by Hurter and Driffield, October 1885 to March 1886
Physical description
A card folder containing 21 loose pages of 'Diagrams of Light' by Hurter and Driffield, October 1885 to March 1886.
Dimensions
  • Folder height: 37.3cm
  • Folder width: 27.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Absender Envoi de: Driffield Bequest'/'Dr. Hurter actinograph actinometer Records Oct. 1885 15 April 1886'/The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain Driffield Bequest. Records R.1.'

    Note
    ink, paper label, cover

  • The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain Driffield Bequest. Actinometer Records R.1 1885 – 1886'

    Note
    ink, paper label, spine

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
This folder is assembled in a box along with other photographs and various ephemera relating to Hurter & Driffield's actinometer and actinomgraph experiments.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
RPS.476:1-2025

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Record createdFebruary 10, 2025
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