Miscellaneous views of landscape and architectural subjects, mostly British

People:

Unknown (photographer)
Francis Frith & Co. (photographic studio)

Title:

Miscellaneous views of landscape and architectural subjects, mostly British

Date:

1870s-1880s

Description:

Album containing views of England and one loose photograph glued onto a cardboard showing the Panorama dal Monte dei Cappuccini, Torino. The album views show mostly cathedrals of England in several cities: London, Lincoln, Norwich, Beverley, Salisbury, Ripon, Rochester, Exeter, Hereford, Lichfield, Gloucester, Ely, Peterborough, Carlisle, Wells, York and Hampton. Other buildings and rooms are the Guild Hall, Albert hall, Albert Memorial, House of Lords and of Commons, Crystal Palace, Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Tower of London, Peer's Robeing Room, House of Lords, Royal Gallery, Crown Jewels Tower, Royal Alhambra Palace, the Thames embankment, Cleopatra's Needle, gardens, lakes and lighthouses. Two other views are of (probably) Sinab (Iran) and two others show paintings, a seascape by Beechey, 1878 and a still life.

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 album(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver prints

Dimensions:

album: 34.2 x 42.1 x 3.6 cm (13 7/16 x 16 9/16 x 1 7/16 in.) secondary supports: 32,7 x 39,5 cm compositions (min.): 8,8 x 8,5 cm compositions (max.): 20,8 x 26 cm

Reference number:

PH1981:0804:001-145

Point of View:

exterior views
interior views

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Contemporary binding consists of reddish cloth-covered boards with black leather corners. Gold trim on covers and spine, embossed design on spine. White moiré endpapers. Photos glued on rectos and versos of pages. - Back cover is detached from spine. One loose photograph glued on a secondary support is in album.

Inscription:

inscribed and numbered

Conditions governing access:

Only accessible if manipulated by CCA Collection staff. Please see description physique. Heavily stained.

Location:

England United Kingdom

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

gardens
sarcophagus
houses
gate
statues
rivers
halls
bridges (built works)
buildings
castles
churches
monuments
still life
memorial
boats
cathedrals
port
religious buildings
cities
lighthouses
abbey churches
jewellery
embankments
parliament buildings
palace buildings
parks (grounds)
river-banks

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

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