Interior of unknown Cathedral.
Category
Photographs
Date
1870 - 1890
Materials
Paper
Measurements
180 x 237 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520690.25
Summary
An albumen print photograph depicting the interior of an unknown Cathedral showing the Altar, with a flight of steps on both sides of the Altar leading to choir stalls with a painted scene above, with windows in front of which are statues of figures. In the centre is the pulpit with a suspended wooden cover over. To the left of that are two arches, which have 3 levels of windows in. In front of the middle windows is an arch with pillars, and a barrier made of narrow horizontal and vertical bars. The print is mounted directly onto the page in the album.
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 Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986.