Orangery, Mount Edgecombe, n.d.

Digital surrogate of Orangery, Mount Edgecombe
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Image of the Orangery, Mount Edgecombe.
On the verso, written in pencil, is "? Orangery at Mount Edgecombe, or Margam".
Dates
- Creation: n.d.
Extent
1 item
Language of Materials
- English
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Shelfmark
MS. 21088 photogr. 1/34
Biographical / Historical
The Orangery was constructed in the 18th century in the Italian Garden on the grounds of the Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, whose grounds and country house are the ancestral seat of the Edgcumbe family. Henry Fox Talbot's half-sister, Lady Caroline, was married to Ernest Augustus Edgcumbe, 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe.
Existence and Location of Copies
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Physical Facet
Artifact type: Salted Paper Print; Process type: Calotype; Type: Loose print
Dimensions
Image dimensions: height 139mm x width 189mm
Geographic
Creator
- From the Collection: Gaisford | Henrietta Horatia Maria | 1810–1851 | née Feilding (Person)
- From the Collection: Talbot | William Henry Fox | 1800-1877 | MP, pioneer of photography (Person)
Repository Details
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