A single plate holder
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1900 - 1910
Materials
Mahogany, Brass, Fabric
Measurements
250 x 192 x 17 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524915.2
Summary
A wooden plate holder - half plate size. The unit is mahogany with brass fittings. The sliding light seal is also wooden.
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