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Unknown Person
Mr Asscher using the hammer for the first operation on the Cullinan Diamond February 1908
Platinum print | 16.6 x 14.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2800275
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Photograph of Mr Joseph Asscher standing to the right of a bench while holding a cutting tool resting on the Cullinan Diamond, held in a vice. He holds a hammer in his raised right hand about to strike the cutting tool.
Provenance
Acquired by King George V
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Creator(s)
(photographer)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Platinum print
Measurements
16.6 x 14.4 cm (image)
Alternative title(s)
Mr Joseph Asscher using the Hammer for the First Operation [1) The Cullinan, Joseph Asscher & Cie 2) The Cullinan, by Joseph Asscher & Cie/An Album Showing Photographs of the Cullinan Diamond]
