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      UNKNOWN PERSON

      Duchess of Kent's Bedroom, Frogmore House

      Mar 1861

      Hand coloured photograph | 16.9 x 21.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2101325

      Hand coloured photograph of Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent's (1786-1861) Bedroom, Frogmore House. The Duchess's bed stands on the left of the photograph with easy chairs on the right. Painted portraits of members of the Royal Family hang on the walls.

      • Creator(s)

        Unknown Person (photographer)

        Subject(s)

        Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)

      • 16.9 x 21.2 cm (image)

        37.4 x 54.6 cm (mount)

      • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

      • Subject(s)
        • Places
          • Europe
            • Great Britain
              • England
                • Berkshire [England]
                  • Windsor [Berkshire]
                    • Windsor Home Park
                      • Frogmore Estate [Windsor Home Park]
                        • Frogmore House
        • Science, Medicine and Technology
          • Home economics
            • The Home
              • Bedrooms
            • Furniture & accessories
              • Beds
              • Tables
              • Seating. Chairs
                • Chairs
                • Footstools
                • Settees
              • Cushions
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • photographs
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