Malvern
Frith and Co. [photographers]
Category
Photographs
Date
1850 - 1870
Materials
Card
Measurements
306 x 381 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520785
Summary
An Albumen print depicting a view of Malvern, Worcestershire taken from the Malvern Hills. It shows the side of the hill and a small plantation of trees protecting the town. The Great Malvern Priory is central, surrounded in part by large residential buildings and what appear to be market gardens,with views over open countryside beyond. The print is surrounded by a grey border that is printed onto the card mount, which is subject to slight foxing. Handwritten in pencil, recto bottom left is the title "Malvern, from the Hills" and the possible number "738". A printed paper label is attached to the verso bottom right, "Frith's Photo-Pictures the Universal Series.
Makers and roles
Frith and Co. [photographers] , photographer and publisher