Cleopatra's Needle, London.
Category
Photographs
Date
1905 - 1915
Materials
Glass
Measurements
30 x 65 x 1 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1521128.7
Summary
A gelatine silver stereoscopic glass slide manufactured by Mignon-Stéréo, depicting Cleopatra's Needle, London. The image is of Cleopatra's Needle to the left, with a road and pavement next to it. On the pavement are trees, without leaves and lampost. On the road is a horse drawn carriage, with a row of large buildings to the left. The slide is a single piece of glass, unmounted and unframed. There is a black border around each image, and a black panel between them. Within the black border is written: Top left: "Mignon-Stéréo" Top right: "London - Londres" Bottom centre: "Cleopatra Needle." Bottom left: " Die Nadal der Cleopatra." Bottom right: "L'aiguille de Cleopatra." See General Note.
Provenance
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