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Archibald Burns — Glasgow Cathedral - The Knave

Archibald Burns

Glasgow Cathedral - The Knave

1867

Part of Burns's extensive documentation of Scottish landmarks, this stereoscopic albumen print would have provided Victorian viewers with a three-dimensional experience of Glasgow's medieval cathedral interior, satisfying the period's appetite for armchair travel.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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Archibald Burns, Glasgow Cathedral - The Knave, 1867

Part of Burns's extensive documentation of Scottish landmarks, this stereoscopic albumen print would have provided Victorian viewers with a three-dimensional experience of Glasgow's medieval cathedral interior, satisfying the period's appetite for armchair travel.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Year
1867
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Monochrome, Albumen Print, Stereo Photograph, Cathedral, Documentary, Historic, 19th Century, Scottish, Landscape, Architecture

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