Prince Albert used photography to document exhibitions and works of art
Prince Albert used photography to document exhibitions and works of art
Albumen print | 11.6 x 17.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2800219
As indicated by the title, the sculpture is made of fictile ivory. Fictile ivories are casts of objects made from ivory. The casts are usually made from Plaster of Paris. Fictile means something that can be, or is, moulded, and is pliable or flexible. The relief was displayed at Marlborough House in 1854. Various Objects d'Art were displayed at Marlborough House until a new museum was built in 1857 at Exhibition Road in Kensington, named the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Francis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer)
After Daniel Maclise (1806-70) (maker)
11.6 x 17.9 cm (image)
'Bas-Relief by Maclise in Fictile Ivory'