Coronation Procession H. M. the King: Field Marshal Earl Roberts Commander in Chief
Category
Photographs
Date
1890 - 1910
Materials
Card
Measurements
89 x 178 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520678.31
Summary
A monochrome albumen print stereograph showing the coronation procession of H.M. the King (presumably Edward VII). There is a mounted moustchioed figure (Field Marshal Earl Roberts, Commander in Chief) with plumed hat followed by soldiers on foot. The road is lined by helmeted policemen with shouldered rifles and fixed bayonets. In the background are a whole crowd of onlookers in front of a palatial looking building. The images are mounted on stiff curved dark grey card with rounded edges. The images have arched tops and straight bottoms. Recto: Printed in black ink under the images, "Coronation Procession H. M. the King: Field Marshal Earl Roberts Commander in Chief." In the left margin printed in italic, "Excelsior Stereoscopic Tours. Hollingreave Road. Burnley" In the right margin, "Excelsior Stereoscopic Tours. M E Wright Publisher" Verso: blank
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