Robinson Crusoe lying in a small boat.
Category
Photographs
Date
1880 - 1911
Materials
Glass, Paper
Measurements
82 x 82 x 3 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520817.10
Summary
A coloured lithographic glass lantern slide, No. 10 of 12 in a series depicting the story of Robinson Crusoe. Probably manufactured and retailed by J Theobald & Co. of London. The main image is of Robinson Crusoe, dressed in animal furs lying in a small boat, with a dog next to him. There is a smaller inset image depicting Man Friday and another depicting a group of people. The image is in a narrow black square frame with rounded corners and has narrow black paper edges. In the top right corner is a small clear circular area with the number 10 written inside in black.
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.