A Union Photograph Case
Category
Photographs
Date
1856 - 1870
Materials
Plastic, Textile, Metal
Measurements
52 x 48 x 18 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520756
Summary
An ornate brown thermoplastic Union case. It is rectangular in shape with an oval design of a plant on front and back, surrounded by an ornate border. It has brass hinges and clasp. The size is 1/16th plate. The left hand side of the interior of the case has a dark red velvet lining, stamped with a leafy scroll design. The right hand side has no lining but there is a small torn piece of paper remaining. The right hand side of the case has faded red felt internal edges.
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