Scenic views in Europe.
Gebrüder Bing
Category
Photographs
Date
1890 - 1910
Materials
Card board, Glass, Paper
Measurements
79 x 240 x 2 mm
Place of origin
Nuremberg
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525218.2.11
Summary
A lithographic coloured glass lantern slide in rectangular format, bound with a red paper border. There are 4 circular images across the glass, with a painted black mask between them. In top right hand corner of slide is a circle with manufacturer mark 'GebrB' in, and in opposite corner a circle with the number '11.' in. The 4 images are of scenic views in Europe, probably Italy. The first is of small stone arch bridge over river in the mountains with stone buildings on right bank, the second is of a gondola being steered in front of buildings, the third is of a castle on top of mountain approached by road on bridge and the fourth is a small building on left with larger castle in distance.
Provenance
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
Gebrüder Bing , manufacturer