An unopened box of 12 Gaslight Lantern Plates
Ilford Limited
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1895
Materials
Glass, Cardboard, Paper
Measurements
25 x 94 x 94 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525309.1
Summary
An unopened box of 12 Gaslight Lantern Plates manufactured by Ilford Ltd, London. The box is wrapped in dark grey paper and sealed with a white paper label printed in blue ink with information including: "Ilford Gaslight Lantern Plates for contact printing. Made in England. Ilford Limited, Ilford, London. 1 dozen, 3¼ x 3¼". 6723C"
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
Ilford Limited, manufacturer