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Title:
The Ladies' Bathing Cove, Torquay
Object name(s):
Photograph
Brief description:
Carte-de-visite depicting a view of the ladies' bathing cove in Torquay, Devon.
Collection:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Associated concept:
Photographs
Associated concept:
Landscapes
Associated concept:
The Royal Photographic Society
Associated concept:
Portraits
Associated object:
PROV.5859-2017
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/2018KN6676/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
Location type:
Thumbnail
Dimension:
Height
Dimension measured part:
Image
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
60
Dimension:
Width
Dimension measured part:
Image
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
85
Dimension:
Height
Dimension measured part:
Card
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
64
Dimension:
Width
Dimension measured part:
Card
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
101
Inscription content:
1489. Torquay - The Ladies' Bathing Cove.
Inscription interpretation:
Printed on recto, on the right edge.
Inscription content:
PHOTOGRAPHED BY / F. BEDFORD / PHOTOGRAPHER TO / H.R.H. / THE PRINCE OF WALES
Inscription interpretation:
Printed on verso as part of logo.
Inscription content:
RV 6
Inscription interpretation:
Handwritten on verso in ink; RPS stamp on verso.
Inscription content:
[FCS]
Inscription interpretation:
Handwritten on verso in ink, in bottom left corner. Possibly initials?
Material:
photographic paper
Object name:
Photograph
Object number:
RPS.1991-2017
Object production date:
late 19th century
Date - association:
photographed
Date - earliest / single:
1850-01-01
Date - latest:
1899-12-31
Object production person:
Bedford, Francis
Person's association:
photographer
Object production place:
Devon
Place association:
photographed
Other number:
XRG302
Other number type:
RPS collection - V&A identifier
Other number:
RV 6
Other number type:
RPS identifier - misc.
Physical description:
Carte-de-visite depicting a view of the ladies' bathing cove in Torquay, Devon.
Reproduction number:
2018KN6676
Reproduction number:
2018KN6643
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/b6f490c4-e428-3b3c-86b0-3d9ab711b605

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/b6f490c4-e428-3b3c-86b0-3d9ab711b605, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC

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