The Dining Room at Christmas, Windsor Castle

Glass plate negative of a interior view of the Principal or State Dining Room in Windsor Castle (F187). The image focuses on the massive sideboard, attributed to Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52), on top of which are laid three Christmas trees with ornaments, various candelabras and other lavish dinnerware. The sideboard was destroyed in the 1992 fire. The large extendable dining table, designed by Pugin and built by Morel & Seddon (RCIN 29880), can be seen in the foreground.

The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. Prints from this negative do not seem to exist in the Collection.