Views of the construction of the Crystal Palace, including the opening ceremony, Sydenham, London, England

People:

Philip Henry Delamotte (photographer)

Title:

Views of the construction of the Crystal Palace, including the opening ceremony, Sydenham, London, England

Date:

published 1855

Description:

Group consists of a photographic album containing 78 plates with views of the construction and progress of the Crystal Palace in Sydenham, England.

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 album(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver prints

Dimensions:

album: 51.0 x 38.4 x 7.4 cm

Reference number:

PH1986:1187:001-078

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The album is unbound; the plates are loose.

Inscription:

stamped - on the front cover, in gilt, c.: "THE / PROGRESS OF THE / CRYSTAL PALACE / RECORDED BY / P.H. DELAMOTTE"; and on the spine, u.c. and l.c.: "PHOTOGRAPHS / OF THE / CRYSTAL / PALACE. / VOL. II" Contemporary binding consists of green cloth and leather-covered boards and spine, with gilt lettering and trim, and yellow endpapers.

Location:

London; England; United Kingdom;

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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