A large table top stereoscope
Negretti and Zambra
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1875 - 1890
Materials
Walnut, Brass, Glass
Measurements
700 x 285 x 650 mm
Place of origin
Crystal Palace
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524981
Summary
A large table top stereoscope. The unit is polished walnut with ornate decoration. The baseboard has four positions as determined by positioning of the supporting brace. Focus is achieved by moving the focal plane. The graphascope lens has 15cm diameter. An enamel plate on one end reads ' Negretti & Zamba Crystal Palace'.
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
Negretti and Zambra , manufacturer