Photographic plate holder
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass, wood, leather
Measurements
176 mm (Width) x 22 mm (Depth); 169 mm (Length)
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Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 1545265.1
Summary
A wooden single plate holder for images sized 84mm x 109 mm. This plate holder was almost certainly to be used with the wet collodion process and part of a camera set. The opening for the inside of the plate holder is 127mm x 127 mm. This plate holder was almost certainly to be used with the wet collodion process. On the inside of the door is stamped IX and 'No. 1' is written in ink. The leather pull for the dark slide is still extant. The one on the access door is missing.
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009.