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Stereoscopic Photograph (Albumen Prints) of the Casa Marco Olconia with Statue of Child, Pompeii, by Robert Rive, Naples, Probably 1870s

Inventory Number 12475


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Beatrice M. Blackwood in 1966. Part of a collection of stereoscopic photographs that belonged to the artist, travel writer, and folklorist Estella Canziani (1887-1964).
Primary inscriptions
Printed front of mount. Caption within photograph.
Physical material
Paper
Card
Dimensions
Height: 88mm Width: 180mm
Inventory No
12475
Accession Number
1966-147

Description

Stereoscopic albumen prints mounted on yellow card, curved tops. Good stereoscopic effect. From the series 'Vues d'Italie'. The two views with original number 460 (other is 98366) show the same subject but the photographs are different.

One of a collection of 58 early Italian stereoscopic photographs from the collection of Estella Canziani.