Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2015.

Museo di Napoli, Collezione dei Vetri Antichi Trovati a Pompei

Artist Giorgio Sommer (Italian (born Germany), 1834 - 1914)

CultureItalian

Dateca. 1870

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 10 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (26.7 × 21.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)

InscribedTyped below image: "9624 / MUSEO DI NAPOLI -- Collezione dei vetri antichi trovati a Pompei / Sommer - Napoli"

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number2015.8

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DescriptionThis is an albumen print photograph by Giorgio Sommer of Naples. As indicated in the caption in Italian, it depicts the collection in the archeological museum of Naples of ancient Roman glass discovered in Pompeii. The number 9624 and Sommer-Napoli are also included in the caption.
ProvenancePurchased from dealer William Schaeffer, Chester, CT, by Chrysler Museum of Art, June 2015.Exhibition HistoryAssociation of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) Photography Show, Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY, April 16-19, 2015.