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Object name(s):
Photograph of the Brunels' house at 26 Cow Court, Rotherhithe
Brief description:
Albumen print of a house, mounted on card, with a printed portrait of Marc Isambard Brunel below. On the reverse, signed by William Gastineau (1821-72). The house has been identified as 26 Cow Court, home of Marc Isambard Brunel and Sophia Kingdom from 1835. The photograph is almost certainly commemorative, datable to after the death of Marc Isambard Brunel in 1849. For another copy of this photograph, on a different mount, see SS Great Britain, Bristol, 2014.03199. A similar image (SS Great Britain, Bristol, 2014.03254) of the house in which Marc Brunel was born in France suggests the possibility that a series was compiled of different houses related to the family.
Collection:
Brunel Museum
Acquisition method:
Purchase?
Acquisition source:
Unknown
Condition:
Photograph in good condition; mounting card significantly damaged with tears/creased. Photograph and printed portrait securely attached to mount. Archive box was purchased 2024, and photograph was packed for long-term storage.
Current location:
TLA
Dimension:
534 (w) x 420 (h)
Object name:
Photograph of the Brunels' house at 26 Cow Court, Rotherhithe
Object number:
LDBRU:2025.01
Object production date:
1855?
Object production person:
William Gastineau
Text reason:
Collections online record
Non confidential restriction level:
level2

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/645ddb56-6417-3285-beb8-9914936b3d78

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/645ddb56-6417-3285-beb8-9914936b3d78, Brunel Museum, CC BY-NC

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