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Talbot Photo 10(13)
- Record Id:
- 041-003304874
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-003304861
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100035611335.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Talbot Photo 10(13)
- Title:
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[A breakfast table.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
- Scope & Content:
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Inscription: Inscribed by Eugene Ostroff on album page beneath image: 'H.F.T. 2d March 1840 [WHFT]' and 'EO'.
Genre: Still Life Photography
Study of a table set for one. Some of the items placed on the white tablecloth include: a painted plate with knife and fork, a tea set, two candlesticks, an empty toast rack and a large egg in an egg cup. Another copy of this image can be found at Talbot Photo 12 (24). Paper trimmed to size of image. Another copy of this print can be found at LA2263. Image indistinct.
For a discussion of this image, see Larry J. Schaaf, 'The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot' (Princeton University Press, Princeton and London, 2000), p. 76.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Talbot Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003303408
040-003304861
041-003304874 - Is part of:
- Talbot Photo : Talbot Collection
Talbot Photo 10 : Talbot Collection: Album of prints dating from 1839 to 1841. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
Talbot Photo 10(13) : [A breakfast table.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox - Hierarchy:
- 032-003303408[0011]/040-003304861[0013]/041-003304874
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Talbot Photo
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Photograph
Photographic Print
Salted Paper Print
Salted Paper Print From A Photogenic Drawing Camera Negative
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1840
- End Date:
- 1840
- Date Range:
- 2 Mar 1840
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 173 mm x 213 mm
Format: Bound in Volume
Secondary Support: Paper
- Former External References:
- LA2071; NT01584; Schaaf No.2358
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Talbot, William Henry Fox, pioneer of photography, 1800-1877
- Subjects:
- Furnishings
Furniture
Metalwork
Named Collections
Silverwork
Tables
Tableware
Talbot Collection - Places:
- Lacock, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe, Western Europe