A metal photograph frame probably used as a prop in the film "On the Black Hill".
Category
Frames
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, Glass, Wood, Printed label
Measurements
168 x 134 x 6 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1521236.2
Summary
A metal photograph frame probably used as a prop in the film "On the Black Hill". The frame has a raised design on the front, stamped into the metal, depicting swags and flowers. The aperture is oval, size 126 mm x 78 mm. The back cover of the frame is of plywood, with a hinged wooden stand attached with metal rivets. Affixed inside the back cover is an oval cream paper label which is printed in brown ink and reads ""Untarnishable", British Manufacture". On the outside of the back cover is a small white label upon which is written in blue ballpen - "Old Photo Frame 4.50" (and crossed out what appears to be "£5"). Date of manufacture unknown.
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.