Untitled (Miller's Dale)
1860s
Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Dimensions
Each image: 8.1 × 7.5 cm (3 1/4 × 3 in.); Card: 8.9 × 17.9 cm (3 9/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
Classification
photograph
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
215057
Art Historical Context
Step into the lush Derbyshire countryside with *Untitled (Miller's Dale)*, a captivating stereograph from the 1860s. This anonymous albumen print captures the dramatic beauty of Miller's Dale, a steep-sided valley in England's Peak District famed for its rugged limestone cliffs, winding River Wye, and verdant foliage. Viewed through a stereoscope, the paired images (each 8.1 × 7.5 cm) create a vivid three-dimensional illusion, transporting 19th-century audiences to this scenic wonder. Albumen prints, the gold standard of early photography, were made by coating paper with egg whites and silver...