A wooden stand for Lerebours wet plate camera.
Lerebours et Secretan
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1856
Materials
Wood, Metal
Measurements
860 x 620 x 620 mm
Place of origin
Paris
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524913.3
Summary
A stand for Lerebours wet plate camera. Wood and metal construction. Tripod legs each with a castor. Hinged top platform to adjust tilt. Height adjustable by crank handle.
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
Lerebours et Secretan , manufacturer