The Boatman somewhat Rattled
Underwood & Underwood
Category
Photographs
Date
1890 - 1900
Materials
Card
Measurements
Card Size 88 x 178 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520619
Summary
A gelatine silver stereograph print depicting a staged scene of a man in a rowing boat surrounded by 7 young women in bathing costumes. Print is mounted on buff card with rounded corners and a curved profile. Recto: Bottom left is printed Copyright 1893 by Littleton View Co, bottom right is printed 1641 and is in English and German "The Boatman somewhat Rattled" "Der ueberrasched Schiffer". Printed on left edge in italics is 'Littleton View Co, Publishers, Litteton, N.H.' On the right hand edge in italics is printed 'Sold only by Underwood & Underwood. Liverpool, New York, Chicago, Toronto, Ottowa, Kas, El Paso'
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Underwood & Underwood, publisher