Carved choir stalls and misericord in St Mary the Virgin, Swinbrook, Oxfordshire
Category
Photographs
Date
1934
Materials
Card
Measurements
89 x 176 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522152
Summary
A monochrome gelatine silver print stereograph of carved choir stalls and misericords in St Mary the Virgin, Swinbrook, Oxfordshire. The 2 images, with rectangular top edges, are mounted in a black card frame with rounded corners and there is a space of 3 mm between them. The image shows the15th century choir stalls. The carvings are diverse: the misericord carving shows a grimacing man with a huge nose, while the arm carvings show a woman's head and a fish eating a fish. Marking: Verso: A white label with black printing, "826". Written in black ink vertically on the left hand side, No "18" Title "Carvings,Swinbrook Church (Cotswolds)". By "T H Pettipher". Date, "Aug 1934". Time, "12 noon", Lens "Protors". Stop, "F16". Light "Bright". Exposure, "About 10 sec". Focus, "4/4". Sept, "3". Plate, "Ilford Isofilm". Developer, "Amidol". Paper, "POP". Toning, "Acetate". Remarks, "As usual in these subjects it had to be taken through opening under the front desk,& a bit of this had to be included. The village of Swinbrook is about 2½ miles from Burford".
Provenance
Donated on 5 September 2012 to the Fox Talbot Museum by Mrs Sylvia Warwick.