Detail View: Photography Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL1309113
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Reference Number:
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VPH.10.4
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Image Title:
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Entrance to House, South Front Dunham Massey
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Parent Work Title:
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Recollections of Dunham
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Creator:
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James Mudd, 1821-1906
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Creator Role:
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Photographer
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Date Created:
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c1870s
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Image Sequence Number:
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4
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Description:
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Front elevation of the Dunham Massey House. The doorway is central in the building with symmetrical windows on either side of it. There are 14 visible windows, the windows on the lower two floors are 12 paned and the upper floor windows have 6 panes. There are two chimneys. The doorway has a plain surround with scrolls and a small window above. In front of the building is an ornamental sundial situated on a grass lawn. The ornamental sundial depicts an African slave clad in leaves, carrying the sundial over his head. It is early 18th century and reported to be by either Van Nost or Carpentiere. It is made in stone with a metal dial.
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Keyword:
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Dunham Massey; Architecture; Country Homes; Sundial; Gardens.
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Language:
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English
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Subject:
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Photography--History--19th century
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Subject:
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Architecture
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Subject:
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Country homes--Great Britain
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Category of Material:
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Photography
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Sub-Category:
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Analogue photography
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Technique Used:
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Albumen process
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England: Greater Manchester: Trafford: Dunham Massey
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Greater Manchester: Trafford: Dunham Massey
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Item Height:
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314 mm
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Item Width:
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234 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights Holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Bibliography:
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2013-04-04
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2017-11
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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