A double photographic plate holder for Chapman field camera
Chapman, J
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1890
Materials
Wood, Brass
Measurements
12 x 320 x 130 mm
Place of origin
Manchester
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524719.3
Summary
A double photographic plate holder for Chapman field camera. The holder is wooden taking 5x4 inch plates and has brass hinges and clips. The two dark slides are rigid.
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
Makers and roles
Chapman, J, manufacturer