Artwork
Photograph of a studded door at Ote Hall
Photograph of a studded door at Ote Hall is a photographic photography by Charles Jones. It dates from 1900 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. This photograph, taken around 1900 by Charles Harry Jones, depicts a studded door at Ote Hall in Sussex.
About this work
He snapped everyday things—like train crashes or snake eggs—but also made quiet studies of pears.
This is a photograph from around 1900. Charles Jones took it of a door at Ote Hall, a private estate in Sussex. Jones worked there as a gardener and took up photography as a side interest.
He snapped everyday things—like train crashes or snake eggs—but also made quiet studies of pears. His photos stand out for showing plain beauty in simple objects.
See more of Jones’s work at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Overview
This photograph, taken around 1900 by Charles Harry Jones, depicts a studded door at Ote Hall in Sussex. Jones was a gardener at the estate who also pursued photography as an amateur interest.
Subject & Meaning
The image captures a mundane aspect of the estate's architecture, reflecting Jones's tendency to photograph everyday subjects, from accidents to natural specimens.
Technique & Style
Jones's photographic style is characterized by its simplicity and attention to detail, qualities that are evident in his still life studies of fruit and, as seen here, in his documentation of the estate's surroundings.
History & Provenance
The photograph is part of a collection that showcases Jones's diverse photographic interests during his time at Ote Hall in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Artist & collection
Artist
A late-1800s photographer whose surviving prints are crisp windows into everyday life, Charles Jones left us two small albums of glass-plate pictures.
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