Anchor

Joseph Norris (mentioned on object), c. 1870 - c. 1885

Foto van een stokanker.

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberNG-MC-1889-78-3
  • Dimensionsheight 6.2 cm x width 10.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicspaper

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Anchor

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-1889-78-3

  • Description

    Foto van een stokanker.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription, on the back, in pencil: ‘Wright / Tipton’
    • inscription, on the back, printed: ‘J. Norris. / 5, Union Passage / BIRMINGHAM’
    • inscription, on the front and back, in ink: ‘5’

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Creation

  • Creation

    • photographer: Joseph Norris (mentioned on object), Birmingham
    • commissioner (person who orders works): Wright & Co, J. (mentioned on object), Birmingham

  • Dating

    c. 1870 - c. 1885

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    paper

  • Dimensions

    height 6.2 cm x width 10.2 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1870 - 1885

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • 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 an Anchor

Birmingham, Birmingham, c. 1870 - c. 1885

Inscriptions

  • inscription, on the front and back, in ink:5
  • inscription, on the back, in pencil:Wright / Tipton
  • inscription, on the back, printed:J. Norris. / 5, Union Passage / BIRMINGHAM

Provenance

...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1889

Object number: NG-MC-1889-78-3

Entry

Photograph showing a common stocked anchor manufactured by J. Wright & Co. of Tipton, United Kingdom.

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'Joseph Norris, Photograph of an Anchor, Birmingham, c. 1870 - c. 1885', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/200519939

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