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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1982.365
People
Various Artists
Author: William Howitt, British (1792-1879)
Author: Mary Botham Howitt, British (1799 - 1888)
Published by A. W. Bennett (active mid- to late-19th century)
Printed by Richard Barrett, British? (active mid- to late-19th century)
Title
Ruined Abbeys and Castles of Great Britain
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Ruined Abbeys and Castles of Great Britain
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
book
Date
1862
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/284242

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
23 x 16.5 x 2.8 cm (9 1/16 x 6 1/2 x 1 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Max Reed & John Sims, Booksellers, London, England, sold to Seiden & de Cuevas Inc., 1977. For long term loan at the Fogg Art Museum.
Seiden & de Cuevas, Inc., New York, New York, purchased from Max Reed & John Sims, Booksellers, 1977, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1982. on Long Term Loan to the Fogg Art Museum from 1977 to 1982

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Melvin R. Seiden
Object Number
P1982.365
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Original blue cloth with bevelled edges, elaborately stamped in gilt and blind; circular albumen print of Conway Castle (by Roger Fenton, duplicate of print on p. 107) mounted on front cover; circular albumen print (not duplicated in the text) mounted on back cover; edges gilt.

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