A coastal view, looking towards Torquay, Devon
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
Card
Measurements
90 x 178 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522330
Summary
A monochrome gelatine silver print stereograph coastal view, looking towards Torquay, Devon. The image shows a stone path, with metal guard railings in the foreground leading down to a rocky foreshore. There is a headland in the mid-distance, beyond which is the town of Torquay on the clifttops and in the bay to the right. The 2 images have square corners and are straight edged, with no space between them. They are mounted on card which is light grey on recto and verso, with a white surround, and rounded corners. Markings: Recto - Handwritten in pencil, on the right hand side, "Torquay from Paignton Road". Verso - nil
Provenance
Donated on 5 September 2012 to the Fox Talbot Museum by Mrs Sylvia Warwick.