Arc de Triomphe depicted on a metal model of the Eiffel Tower
Category
Photographs
Date
1890 - 1900
Materials
Metal, Glass
Measurements
112 x 124 x 100 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1521181
Summary
Gelatine silver hand-coloured print depicting the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, on a cast metal model of the Eiffel Tower, which is part of a pen/inkstand. The tower is screwed onto the base, which has floral decoration. The print is on the lid of a glass ink well, with a metal hinge. Markings: Printed in black on the print, "Arc de Triomphe Paris. On verso, stamped "RC 318, Made in France, Depose"
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