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Glass plate negatives

Albert and Victoria’s collection of glass plate negatives show photographers’ working methods

      UNKNOWN PERSON

      RCIN 2084096

      Glass plate negative of the writing table in the Sitting Room, located upstairs in Frogmore House. The table is laid with various objects including two marble busts, a bell, an epergne and a vase of flowers.

      The photograph was possibly taken shortly after the death of the Duchess of Kent (1786-1861), Queen Victoria's mother, who lived the latter years of her live at Frogmore House.

      The glass plate negative has been photographed showing the coated side and therefore the image appears laterally reversed. A print from this negative exists in the Collection, RCIN 2101400.
      • Creator(s)

        Unknown Person (photographer)

      • 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
                          • Interiors [Frogmore House, Windsor Home Park]
        • Science, Medicine and Technology
          • Home economics
            • The Home
              • Sitting rooms
            • Furniture & accessories
              • Tables
              • Seating. Chairs
                • Chairs
                • Footstools
        • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
          • Botany
            • Systematic botany
              • Flowering plants