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Three Anchors
Joseph Norris (mentioned on object), 1870 - 1885
Foto van drie plattehandsankers van verschillende grootte.
- Artwork typephotograph
- Object numberNG-MC-1889-78-1
- Dimensionsheight 6.2 cm x width 10.2 cm
- Physical characteristicspaper
Identification
Title(s)
Three Anchors
Object type
Object number
NG-MC-1889-78-1
Description
Foto van drie plattehandsankers van verschillende grootte.
Inscriptions / marks
inscription, on the large anchor, in white paint: ‘J. WRIGHT & Co. MAKERS, TIPTON, ENGLAND.’
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Creation
Creation
- photographer: Joseph Norris (mentioned on object), Birmingham
- commissioner (person who orders works): Wright & Co, J. (mentioned on object), Tipton
Dating
1870 - 1885
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Physical description
paper
Dimensions
height 6.2 cm x width 10.2 cm
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Place
Period
1870 - 1885
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Copyright
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1889
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Joseph Norris
Photograph of Three Anchors
Birmingham, Tipton, 1870 - 1885
Inscriptions
- inscription, on the large anchor, in white paint:J. WRIGHT & Co. MAKERS, TIPTON, ENGLAND.
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1889
Object number: NG-MC-1889-78-1
Entry
Photograph showing three flat hand anchors of different sizes. All were manufactured by J. Wright & Co. of Tipton, United Kingdom.
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'Joseph Norris, Photograph of Three Anchors, Birmingham, 1870 - 1885', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/200316246
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