Prince Albert used photography to document exhibitions and works of art
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Works of Art Exhibited at Marlborough House, 1854: Indian Rosewater Bottle 1854
Albumen print | 14.0 x 9.53 cm (image) | RCIN 2800162
Photograph of a rosewater sprinkler. The sprinkler is cast in several sections: body, neck and the rose at the top. The sprinkler is enamelled with a design of birds and flowers. The style is typical of enamellers working in Lucknow, India in the 19th century.
The sprinkler depicted in the photograph is thought to be among a selection of Lucknow enamel works sent to the 1851 Great Exhibition.
The sprinkler depicted in the photograph is thought to be among a selection of Lucknow enamel works sent to the 1851 Great Exhibition.
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Creator(s)
View person pageFrancis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer)
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14.0 x 9.53 cm (image)
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'Indian Rosewater Bottle'
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Commissioned by Henry Cole. Later acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Greater London [England]
- London [Greater London]
- City of Westminster
- Marlborough House [London]
- City of Westminster
- London [Greater London]
- Greater London [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Asia
- India
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Decorative techniques & surface decoration
- Scalloped
- Fluted
- Decorative techniques & surface decoration
- visual works
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