Butterfly(birnbaum...)
Category
Photographs
Date
2014
Materials
Paper
Measurements
188 x 128 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522454
Summary
A calotype, salt print that depicts a view of a tree, which appears to require propping up with a wooden support. The tree (possibly a pear tree, given that birnbaum is German for pear tree), is set between an arched doorway which has a wooden door and a window composed of small panes. Both are set into a stone wall. The salt print is on the top and the calotype is below. Markings: Recto. Handwritten in pencil at the bottom of the calotype, "birnbaum" Verso. Handwritten in pencil on the side of the salt print , "Butterfly(birnbaum...)", "Claudio Santambrogio 2014".
Provenance
Donated on 25 April 2014 to the Fox Talbot Museum by Claudio Santambrogio of Milan Italy.