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

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

Swivel

Anchor

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

Anchor

Anchor

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

Anchor

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

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

Anchor

Anchor

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

Anchor

Anchor

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

Anchor

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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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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 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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