- Title:
- The Bittern
- Object name(s):
- Photograph
- Brief description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a bittern in nest with chick and cracked egg
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- The Royal Photographic Society
- Associated concept:
- Photographs
- Associated concept:
- Animals and Wildlife
- Content - concept:
- birds
- Content - concept:
- photographer
- 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
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measured part:
- mount
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 51
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measured part:
- mount
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 40.5
- Inscription content:
- The Bittern/ Walter E. Higham, F.R.P.S., F.I.B.P./Harrogate
- Inscription interpretation:
- ink stamp, recto, mount
- Inscription content:
- Artist's stamp/The Bittern/ National Collectio of Nature Photographs label
- Inscription interpretation:
- ink, pen, verso, mount
- Material:
- photographic paper
- Object history note:
- Part of the Nature Conservancy Council -- National Collection of Nature Photographs
- Object name:
- Photograph
- Object number:
- RPS.1576-2023
- Object production organisation:
- Nature Conservancy Council
- Organisation's association:
- photographers
- Object production person:
- Higham, Walter E.
- Person's association:
- photographer
- Physical description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a bittern in nest with chick and cracked egg
- Responsible department/section:
- DOP
- Technique:
- photography
- Technique:
- gelatin silver
- Technique:
- gelatin silver print
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7a43a0aa-455d-3edf-8e1a-5812e2d8bbdf
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7a43a0aa-455d-3edf-8e1a-5812e2d8bbdf, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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