Candelabrum in the Museum of Naples
Category
Photographs
Date
1883 - 1888
Materials
Paper
Measurements
140 x 106 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520697.25
Summary
An albumen print photograph of a marble pillar, Candelabrum. The Candelabrum features 3 birds (storks) figures in relief and stands on a plinth of 3 winged mythical sphinx. The print is mounted onto a white stiff card page and located on the top right hand corner of the page within the album. The photograph is in portrait format and has diagonally cut corners. Markings: Bottom of the page, below the photograph, handwritten in ink and underlined, are the words: 'Candelabrum. '
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