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Title:
Untitled
Object name(s):
photograph
Brief description:
A black and white photograph of a stone memorial plaque, commemorating William Pickering and Richard Edger, who died on December 24th 1845. The dedication is followed by a poem titled 'The Spiritual Railway'.
Collection:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Associated concept:
The Royal Photographic Society
Associated concept:
Photographs
Associated concept:
Plaques & Plaquettes
Content - concept:
plaques (flat objects)
Content - place:
Ely Cathedral
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:
paper
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
26
Dimension:
Width
Dimension measured part:
paper
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
20.8
Inscription content:
attributed, dated'
Inscription interpretation:
pencil, verso, paper
Inscription content:
RPS paper label'
Inscription interpretation:
paper label, ink, verso, paper
Material:
photographic paper
Object history note:
Acquired in 1971.
Object name:
photograph
Object number:
RPS.668-2024
Object production date:
ca. 1948/1955
Date - association:
photographed
Date - earliest / single:
1943-01-01
Date - latest:
1955-12-31
Object production person:
Day, Lionel Edward
Person's association:
photographer
Object production place:
Ely Cathedral
Place association:
photographed
Other number:
9718
Other number type:
Royal Photographic Society number
Other number:
D.18
Other number type:
RPS identifier - box number
Physical description:
A black and white photograph of a stone memorial plaque, commemorating William Pickering and Richard Edger, who died on December 24th 1845. The dedication is followed by a poem titled 'The Spiritual Railway'.
Responsible department/section:
DOP
Technique:
photography
Technique:
gelatin silver process
Technique:
gelatin silver print
Text reason:
Collections online record

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/77bcc6de-a81e-3508-b63b-88728d3d5e9e

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/77bcc6de-a81e-3508-b63b-88728d3d5e9e, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC

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