COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1309113
Reference Number:
VPH.10.4
Series Title:
Recollections of Dunham
Parent Work Title:
Entrance to House, South Front Dunham Massey
Creator:
James Mudd, 1821-1906
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
c1870s
Description:
Front elevation of the Dunham Massey House. The doorway is central in the building with symmetrical windows on either side of it. There are 14 visible windows, the windows on the lower two floors are 12 paned and the upper floor windows have 6 panes. There are two chimneys. The doorway has a plain surround with scrolls and a small window above. In front of the building is an ornamental sundial situated on a grass lawn. The ornamental sundial depicts an African slave clad in leaves, carrying the sundial over his head. It is early 18th century and reported to be by either Van Nost or Carpentiere. It is made in stone with a metal dial. The sundial was removed by the National Trust in June 2020.
Keyword:
Dunham Massey; Architecture; Country Homes; Sundial; Gardens.
Language:
English
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Photography--History--19th century
Subject:
Architecture
Subject:
Country homes--Great Britain
Category of Material:
Visual
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Albumen process
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Greater Manchester: Trafford: Dunham Massey
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Trafford: Dunham Massey
Item Height:
314 mm
Item Width:
234 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2013-04-04
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Photography
