West façade of Wells Cathedral, Wells, England

People:

Richard Beard (photographer)

Title:

West façade of Wells Cathedral, Wells, England

Date:

1840s

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Daguerreotype

Dimensions:

composition (visible image; square): 6,7 x 9,2 cm plate (approx.): 8,25 x 10,75 cm secondary support: 8.6 x 11.1 cm, 0.5 cm (3 3/8 x 4 3/8 in., 3/16 in.)

Reference number:

PH1979:0450

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

Image plate is under a simple square shaped mat and glass with taped seals around the edges of the object.

Inscription:

labelled and imprinted - in typescript, black script on blue paper label, adhered to mount, verso; "BEARD'S/PATENT PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS/TAKEN AT/85, Henry William Street City/34 Parliament Street, Westminster/AND/Royal Polytechnic Institution/309, REGENT STREET" inscribed - on blue label, verso, l.r.; illegible initials

Location:

Wells Somerset England United Kingdom

Subject Descriptive Terms:

cathedral
Gothic

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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