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FRANCIS BEDFORD (1815-94)
Works of Art Exhibited at Marlborough House, 1854: French Toilet Bottle, Silver
1854Albumen print | 13.5 x 8.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2800179
Photograph of a silver bottle, featuring a globular body on circular base supported by four legs. The handles of the bottle are decorated with figures of infants. The bottle has a round topped lid and is decorated with a design of vine leaves.
Creator(s)
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Francis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer)
13.5 x 8.7 cm (image)
'French Toilet Bottle'
Commissioned by Henry Cole. Later acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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
- Europe
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Metals
- Silver
- Metals
- Chemistry
- Places
