COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1309121
Reference Number:
VPH.10.12
Image Title:
Great Gallery at Dunham Massey
Parent Work Title:
Recollections of Dunham
Creator:
James Mudd, 1821-1906
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1870s
Image Sequence Number:
12
Description:
Internal view of a densely furnished room. In the far wall are two doors, one partially hidden by a patterned screen. There are two elaborate ceiling roses and a third, less decorative, which holds a glass chandelier with distinctive spherical glass lamp shades. From the walls hang numerous (unidentified) framed paintings and fine examples of Victorian furniture. There is a white, [marble] mantelpiece with a metal fireplace central to the room. On top of the mantelpiece sit a range of decorative, [porcelain], vases. There is an upright piano and stool. Throughout the room is a patterned carpet. Slight marking bottom left hand corner
Keyword:
Dunham Massey; Architecture; Country Homes; Interior design; Paintings; Fireplaces.
Language:
English
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Photography--History--19th century
Subject:
Architecture
Subject:
Country homes--Great Britain
Category of Material:
Photography
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Albumen process
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Greater Manchester: Trafford: Dunham Massey
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Trafford: Dunham Massey
Item Height:
232 mm
Item Width:
307 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2013-04-04
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
