A butterfly for firefoot.
Category
Photographs
Date
2014
Materials
Paper, Card
Measurements
507 x 406 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522449
Summary
A calotype, salt print that depicts a rocking horse in a penciled frame. The horse has a bridle and bit fitted and the saddle and rocker are now visible. The salt print positive is to the right of the calotype negative. The image is mounted on heavy white card, with a heavy white card frame Markings: Recto. Handwritten in pencil in the bottom lefthand corner of the lefthand image, " firefoot". Verso .Handwritten in pencil around the edge of the positive image, "A butterfly for firefoot", "Claudio Santambrogio 2014", "unreadable".
Provenance
Donated on 25 April 2014 to the Fox Talbot Museum by Claudio Santambrogio of Milan Italy.