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China in Princess Charles' Sitting Room c. 1902
Gelatin silver print | 15 x 19.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2936776

Attributed to Leopold William Cleave (1866-1943)
China in Princess Charles' Sitting Room c. 1902
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Photograph of Room 230, which was the Sitting Room of Princess Maud (consort of Prince Carl of Denmark, later King Haakon of Norway, daughter of King Edward VII), Windsor Castle. There is a display of oval watercolour portraits in frames, of members of the Royal Family. Above this is a shelf on two walls of a series of porcelain plates. Above this are three prints, possibly by Alma-Tadema and Burne-Jones. On the ground is a sofa, armchair, writing table laid with porcelain pieces, a chest of drawers with three bowls, similar to the chest of drawers in the School Room, and chair. The wallpaper is a cartouche design. This is the negative to 2936776.
The Chiffonier is RCIN 31468 or 78296.1 & 2. Wall Lights RCIN 44146.1-5. Candlesticks RCIN 59117.1-4. Scalloped Dish RCIN 58770.1-2. Covered Dish RCIN 21491.1-2. Shelf Plates; Meissen RCINS 58074.1-4. 58086.1-5. Furstenberg RCIN 58406.1-39. On chiffonier; central Bowl RCIN 59148.1-4. The cylindrical outer pair cannot be identified. Chairs RCIN 5796.1 & 2. The Armchair cannot be accurately identified. The Sofa is RCIN 21301. The Sutherland Table is RCIN 20950. The central table is RCIN 20114. The Chandelier RCIN 41957. Footstool is 90613. No trace of Wastepaper Basket. The Watercolours that can be found are, from left: first - RCIN 451533. second - 451532. sixth - 451526. seventh - 451530. No trace of the remainder. The three Prints cannot be identified nor can the carpet.Provenance
Commissioned by the Royal Collection
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Medium and techniques
Gelatin silver print
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15 x 19.1 cm (image)
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