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Call Number:

PH-01015

Collection Name:

The Book of the Thames: From Its Rise to Its Fall

Creator:

Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)

Hall, Anna Maria (1800 - 1881)

Hall, Samuel Carter (1800 - 1889)

No. of Items:

16 albumen prints in 1 bound volume

Span Dates:

1867

Description:

The Book of the Thames: From Its Rise to Its Fall (London: Alfred W. Bennett and Virtue & Co., 1867) is a photographically illustrated book written by Anna Maria Hall (Irish, 1800–1881) and Samuel Carter Hall (Irish, 1800–1889), originally published in 1859. This edition features 15 mounted albumen prints by Francis Frith (British, 1822–1898), made between 1857 and 1867, alongside 140 wood-engraved illustrations. The volume is bound in maroon leather with elaborate gilt tooling, gilt edges, and a circular gilt-stamped title encircling an albumen print affixed to the front cover.


Written in the style of a travelogue, the 208-page volume traces the course of the River Thames from its source in the Cotswolds to its mouth at the North Sea. The photographs interspersed throughout serve as a companion to the text and primarily depict landscapes along the river, including views of towns, castles, and churches.


This volume is part of the Gernsheim Collection, acquired in 1963.


 

Accession No(s):

964:0500:0001-0016

Location(s):

DA 685 T3 H17 1867 HRC-P (964:0500:0001-0016)
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Item(s):
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title At Nuneham Courtenay [photograph affixed to front cover]
Date ca. 1862
Medium Albumen print affixed to front cover of photographically illustrated book
Dimensions board: 22.8 x 16.2 cm; 9 x 6 2/5 in; image: 5.1 x 5.1 cm; 2 x 2 in (circular)
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0500:0001
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Ifley Mill
Date ca. 1862
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 9.8 x 14.1 cm; 3 9/10 x 5 3/5 in; mount: 15.5 x 21.9 cm; 6 1/10 x 8 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0500:0002
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Godstow Bridge
Date ca. 1862
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 10 x 14.2 cm; 3 9/10 x 5 3/5 in; mount: 15.5 x 21.9 cm; 6 1/10 x 8 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0500:0003
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title From the Folly Bridge, Oxford
Date ca. 1862
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 9.9 x 14.2 cm; 3 9/10 x 5 3/5 in; mount: 15.5 x 21.9 cm; 6 1/10 x 8 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0500:0004
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Doorway: Ifley Church
Date ca. 1862
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 14.1 x 10.1 cm; 5 3/5 x 4 in; mount: 21.9 x 15.5 cm; 8 3/5 x 6 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0500:0005
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title At Nuneham Courtenay
Date ca. 1862
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 9.7 x 14 cm; 3 4/5 x 5 1/2 in; mount: 9.7 x 14 cm; 3 4/5 x 5 1/2 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0500:0006
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Abingdon
Date ca. 1862
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 10.1 x 14 cm; 4 x 5 1/2 in; mount: 15.5 x 21.9 cm; 6 1/10 x 8 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0500:0007
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Clifton Hampton
Date ca. 1862
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 10 x 14.1 cm; 3 9/10 x 5 3/5 in; mount: 15.5 x 21.9 cm; 6 1/10 x 8 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0500:0008
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Goring
Date ca. 1862
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 9.8 x 14 cm; 3 9/10 x 5 1/2 in; mount: 15.5 x 21.9 cm; 6 1/10 x 8 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0500:0009
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Henley
Date ca. 1862
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 9.9 x 14 cm; 3 9/10 x 5 1/2 in; mount: 15.5 x 21.9 cm; 6 1/10 x 8 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0500:0010
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Great Marlow
Date ca. 1862
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 9.8 x 14 cm; 3 9/10 x 5 1/2 in; mount: 15.5 x 21.9 cm; 6 1/10 x 8 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0500:0011
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Eton
Date ca. 1862
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 10 x 13.9 cm; 3 9/10 x 5 1/2 in; mount: 15.5 x 21.9 cm; 6 1/10 x 8 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0500:0012
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Windsor
Date ca. 1862
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 9.9 x 14 cm; 3 9/10 x 5 1/2 in; mount: 15.5 x 21.9 cm; 6 1/10 x 8 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0500:0013
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Chertsey Bridge
Date ca. 1862
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 14 x 9.9 cm; 5 1/2 x 3 9/10 in; mount: 21.9 x 15.5 cm; 8 3/5 x 6 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0500:0014
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Hampton
Date ca. 1862
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 10 x 13.8 cm; 3 9/10 x 5 2/5 in; mount: 15.5 x 21.9 cm; 6 1/10 x 8 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0500:0015
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title The Tower of London
Date ca. 1862
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 10.3 x 14.2 cm; 4 1/10 x 5 3/5 in; mount: 15.5 x 21.9 cm; 6 1/10 x 8 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0500:0016

See Also:

Francis Frith Photography Collection