Two wet plate holders
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1880 - 1890
Materials
Mahogany, Brass, Leather
Measurements
240 x 252 x 34 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524926.5
Summary
Two wet plate holders. The units are mahogany with brass hinges. The lights seals are also mahogany and are reticulated. Inside, the rectangular frame can be positioned in either orientation
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