Identificatie
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Titel
Datum(s)
- c. 1923-1933 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 wood lantern slide case containing glass lantern slides
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
British archaeologist and photographer. Born, Stamford 1879. Died, Asyut 1940. Began his photographic career in Florence with the art historian Henry Hobart Cust. He was then engaged as a excavator at Thebes by Theodore Davis between 1910-14. Then from 1914 onwards he worked for the rest of his career as a photographer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. His task was to record many of the royal and private tombs at Thebes. Between 1922 and 1933 he was lent by the Metropolitan Museum to Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter to make a photographic record during the excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
Geschiedenis van het archief
Part of Howard Carter's estate. Bequeathed to Carter's niece Miss Phyllis Walker in 1939.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Presented by Miss Phyllis Walker in 1946.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Howard Carter's lantern slides featuring Harry Burton's photographs taken during the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb.
- A twelve-drawered wood chest containing 632 glass lantern slides
- Belonging to Howard Carter.
- The lantern slides were made from Harry Burton's images.
- Used by Carter in his lectures.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Taal van het materiaal
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
Toegangen
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
Related units of description
Notitie Publicaties
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
- While the number was long reported as "over 600", a reassessment in September-October 2025 determined the updated total to be 632.