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Stereoscopic Photograph (Collodion Positive on Glass) of the Elizabethan Court at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, by Carpenter & Westley, c.1860

Inventory Number 39658


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.39658

Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased from R. S. Clay in 1944. Part of the Clay Collection.
Primary inscriptions
Inscribed on back in a mid 19th-century hand: 'The Elizabethan Court, Crystal Palace | Sydenham - Opake Collodion.'; together with Carpenter & Westley's printed label.
Physical material
Glass
Paper
Dimensions
Height: 84mm Width: 174mm
Inventory No
39658
Accession Number
1944-1

Description

Stereoscopic collodion positive on glass (ambrotype), black taped edges and black mat with gold borders and curved tops. Part of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, showing sculpture and decorative columns and arches. Good stereoscopic effect provided by the several layers of depth.