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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2015.128
People
Francis Frith, British (Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England 1822 - 1898 Reigate, England)
Title
Western Cliffs, Petra
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
c.1850-1870
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/354175

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Photograph: 15.9 x 21 cm (6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Mount: 28 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: printed on mount, lower left: New-Church Theological School / Series [handwritten, black ink:] Edom. / Subject [handwritten, black ink:] Western Cliffs, Petra. / [graphite:] A 5 Dup
  • inscription: printed in image, lower left: 555. W; CLIFFS, PETRA.
  • inscription: on mount, at left, graphite: 1756.3

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dr. Daniel and Janet Tassel, Lexington, MA, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2015.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. Daniel and Janet Tassel
Accession Year
2015
Object Number
2015.128
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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