A portrait of a man in a case.
Category
Photographs
Date
1900
Materials
Glass, Plush, Silk, Gilt
Measurements
107 x 87 x 22 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1521197
Summary
An opalotype half portrait of a man in oval gilt mount, in oval red plush hinged case. The man is facing his left, dressed in jacket, collared waistcoat, shirt with necktie. His hair is wavy, and he has a small moustache and beard. The plush case is worn, and lined with a shiny light gold material, on which is a small paper label with number 1183 on. To open the case you press a small metal button on the right hand side.
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