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Title:
A photograph of 'Torquay from Waldon Hill'
Object name(s):
Photograph
Brief description:
Carte-de-visite depicting a photograph of 'Torquay from Waldon Hill'. External scene and landscape orientation.
Collection:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Associated concept:
Photographs
Associated concept:
The Royal Photographic Society
Associated concept:
Portraits
Associated concept:
Military
Associated object:
PROV.5861-2017
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.
Current reproduction location:
https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2019LJ0127/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
Location type:
Thumbnail
Dimension:
Height
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
100
Dimension:
Width
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
62
Inscription content:
'Way & Sons, / Phototgraphic Publishers / of / Album Views & c. / Artists Repository, / 13, Victoria Parade, / Torquay'
Inscription interpretation:
Printed on verso, as part of logo.
Inscription content:
'F.E.S.'
Inscription interpretation:
Handwritten in ink on verso, bottom left corner.
Inscription content:
'ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY'
Inscription interpretation:
Stamped on verso.
Inscription content:
'Torquay from Waldon Hill'
Inscription interpretation:
Handwirtten in ink on verso.
Material:
photographic paper
Object name:
Photograph
Object number:
RPS.4818-2018
Object production date:
1860-1869
Date - association:
photographed
Date - earliest / single:
1860-01-01
Date - latest:
1869-12-31
Object production organisation:
Way & Sons
Organisation's association:
photographer
Object production place:
Torquay
Place association:
photographed
Other number:
XRG304
Other number type:
RPS collection - V&A identifier
Other number:
RV.5
Other number type:
RPS identifier - box number
Physical description:
Carte-de-visite depicting a photograph of 'Torquay from Waldon Hill'. External scene and landscape orientation.
Reproduction number:
2019LJ0127
Reproduction number:
2019LJ0728
Responsible department/section:
DOP
Technique:
albumen process
Technique:
photography
Technique:
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Text reason:
Collections online record

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9fcf41cb-91b2-32d3-8e18-0abb925c8e39

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9fcf41cb-91b2-32d3-8e18-0abb925c8e39, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC

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