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Call Number:

PH-00520

Collection Name:

Photographic Views of Bristol and Clifton

Creator:

Bedford, Francis, 1816 - 1894, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869

No. of Items:

10 albumen prints in 1 volume

Span Dates:

ca. 1868

Description:

Photographic Views of Bristol and Clifton (Chester: Catherall & Prichard, ca. 1868) is a photographically illustrated book containing ten albumen prints by Francis Bedford (British, 1815/1816–1894), made ca. 1865. The volume is bound in red cloth with blind-stamped decoration, gilt-stamped title and border, and all edges gilt. The photographs are topographical, depicting the natural landscapes and architectural landmarks of Bristol and nearby Clifton, including the cathedral, churches, bridges, and the surrounding townscape. The volume is part of the Gernsheim Collection, purchased in 1963.

Accession No(s):

964:0937:0001-0010

Location(s):

DA 690 B8 B344 HRC-P (964:0937:0001-0010)
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Item(s):
Artist/Maker Bedford, Francis, 1816 - 1894, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Bristol Cathedral, from the North East
Date ca. 1860s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 7.7 x 8.5 cm; 3 x 3 3/10 in; mount: 11.1 x 14.4 cm; 4 2/5 x 5 7/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0937:0001
Artist/Maker Bedford, Francis, 1816 - 1894, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Bristol Cathedral, Interior, Looking East
Date ca. 1860s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 8.5 x 7.8 cm; 3 3/10 x 3 1/10 in; mount: 14.3 x 11.2 cm; 5 3/5 x 4 2/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0937:0002
Artist/Maker Bedford, Francis, 1816 - 1894, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Bristol, St. Augustine's Gate, College Green
Date ca. 1860s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 7.8 x 8.5 cm; 3 1/10 x 3 3/10 in; mount: 11.2 x 14.3 cm; 4 2/5 x 5 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0937:0003
Artist/Maker Bedford, Francis, 1816 - 1894, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Bristol, Harbour and Tower of St. Stephen's Church
Date ca. 1860s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 7.8 x 8.5 cm; 3 1/10 x 3 3/10 in; mount: 11.2 x 14.4 cm; 4 2/5 x 5 7/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0937:0004
Artist/Maker Bedford, Francis, 1816 - 1894, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Bristol, St. Mary Redcliffe Church, from the South West
Date ca. 1860s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 8.9 x 8 cm; 3 1/2 x 3 1/10 in; mount: 14.3 x 10.2 cm; 5 3/5 x 4 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0937:0005
Artist/Maker Bedford, Francis, 1816 - 1894, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Bristol, St. Mary Redcliffe Church, Interior of the Choir
Date ca. 1860s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 8.5 x 7.8 cm; 3 3/10 x 3 1/10 in; mount: 14.3 x 11.2 cm; 5 3/5 x 4 2/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0937:0006
Artist/Maker Bedford, Francis, 1816 - 1894, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Bristol, St. Mary Redcliffe Church, the New Reredos
Date ca. 1860s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 7.8 x 8.5 cm; 3 1/10 x 3 3/10 in; mount: 11.2 x 14.3 cm; 4 2/5 x 5 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0937:0007
Artist/Maker Bedford, Francis, 1816 - 1894, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Clifton, Suspension Bridge and Leigh Woods
Date ca. 1860s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 7.8 x 8.5 cm; 3 1/10 x 3 3/10 in; mount: 14.4 x 11.2 cm; 5 7/10 x 4 2/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0937:0008
Artist/Maker Bedford, Francis, 1816 - 1894, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Clifton, Suspension Bridge, from the River Bank
Date ca. 1860s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 7.8 x 8.5 cm; 3 1/10 x 3 3/10 in; mount: 11.2 x 14.3 cm; 4 2/5 x 5 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0937:0009
Artist/Maker Bedford, Francis, 1816 - 1894, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Clifton, Suspension Bridge and St. Vincent's Rocks
Date ca. 1860s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 7.8 x 8.5 cm; 3 1/10 x 3 3/10 in; mount: 11.2 x 14.2 cm; 4 2/5 x 5 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0937:0010