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Call Number:

PH-00498

Collection Name:

Frederick Scott Archer Photography Collection

Creator:

Archer, Frederick Scott (1813 - 1857)

No. of Items:

3 items

Span Dates:

circa 1851

Description:

The collection consists of three photographs by Frederick Scott Archer (British, 1813-1857), the inventor of the collodion process. Item-level information follows.

964:0629:0001 -- Clare Hall - Cambridge, circa 1851. Albumen print, 13.9 x 22.3 cm (image); 25.1 x 32.7 cm (mount);
964:0629:0002 -- New Buildings, St. John's College, circa 1851. Albumen print, 16.7 x 22.2 cm (image); 28.6 x 35.8 cm (mount);
964:0629:0003 -- Second Court of St. John's College, circa 1851. Albumen print, 17 x 22.1 cm (image); 28.8 x 36 cm (mount).

Accession No(s):

964:0629:0001-0003; Purchase, 1964

Location(s):

A Box, Medium (964:0629:0001-0003)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Archer, Frederick Scott (1813 - 1857)
Title	[Clare Hall - Cambridge]
Date	circa 1851
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	image: 13.9 x 22.3 cm; 5 1/2 x 8 4/5 in; mount: 25.1 x 32.7 cm; 9 9/10 x 12 9/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0629:0001

Artist/Maker	Archer, Frederick Scott (1813 - 1857)
Title	[New Buildings, St. John's College]
Date	circa 1851
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	image: 16.7 x 22.2 cm; 6 3/5 x 8 7/10 in; mount: 28.6 x 35.8 cm; 11 3/10 x 14 1/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0629:0002

Artist/Maker	Archer, Frederick Scott (1813 - 1857)
Title	[Second Court of St. John's College]
Date	circa 1851
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	image: 17 x 22.1 cm; 6 7/10 x 8 7/10 in; mount: 28.8 x 36 cm; 11 3/10 x 14 1/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0629:0003

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