Roma–Casa delle Vestali
Bound volume
Unidentified
Maker
Roma–Casa delle Vestali
From the album Rome to Pompeii
ca. 1880
Albumen silver print
Image: 7 7/8 × 10 3/16 in. (20 × 25.8 cm)
Mount: 10 11/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.2 × 35.3 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Phil Porter
Inscriptions Printed in image, BL: 71B. ROMA - Casa delle Vestali
Inscribed in black ink on mount, L: B. 226. Palace of Vestal Virgins. The ruins are carefully constructed brick- \ work which, has almost entirely lost its marble facing. The whole building \ falls into 3 divisions: a rectangular colonnade court: the dwelling-rooms \ of the Vestals grouped around a lofty square apartment; and the kitchen + \ offices
Inscribed in black ink on mount, L: B. 226. Palace of Vestal Virgins. The ruins are carefully constructed brick- \ work which, has almost entirely lost its marble facing. The whole building \ falls into 3 divisions: a rectangular colonnade court: the dwelling-rooms \ of the Vestals grouped around a lofty square apartment; and the kitchen + \ offices
