Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68)
Photographs of Decorative Arts in the Royal Collection 1853-55
Leather and cloth bound album | 40 x 30 x 3 cm (album) | RCIN 2369546
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Green cloth and leather bound album containing 26 photographs (RCINs 2369547-2369572) of items of furniture, many of which are now in the Royal Collection, held at Windsor Castle. The objects photographed include tables, chairs, desks, vases, bronze sculpture, cabinets, clocks and light shades. Many of the photographs appear to have been taken outside.
Some, if not all of the objects photographed, were displayed at Gore House in 1853. Thompson was commissioned to photograph the display at Gore House, a display of loaned items including items purchased from the Great Exhibition and other objects loaned from the Royal Collection, Waddesdon Manor, and elsewhere. Gore House was part of the estate purchased by the Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851, following the Great Exhibition. The house was used by the schools of Science and Art, and also hosted exhibitions until it was demolished in 1857. The grounds were absorbed into the Horticultural Society. Today the site of Gore House is occupied by the Royal Albert Hall, and the grounds by the Imperial Institute.Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Medium and techniques
Leather and cloth bound album
Measurements
40 x 30 x 3 cm (album)
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