The William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné

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Object within Schaaf no. 2242

Latticed Window (with the Camera Obscura) August 1835

Object details

Alternate titles

Oriel window, Lacock Abbey

Created: Between 1 Aug 1835 and 31 Aug 1835

Image size: h 3.6cm x w 2.8cm

Paper size: h 6.9cm x w 14.9cm

Object Type: Paper Negative-Camera

Mount: blackened paper, fastened to a larger piece of paper

Physical description: corners of mount missing, torn

Inscription: in ink on mount, in Henry Talbot's hand, Latticed Window (with the Camera Obscura) August 1835 - When first made, the squares of glass about 200 in number could be counted, with help of a lens

Provenance:
Matilda Talbot 1934

Owner: National Science and Media Museum

Object owner number: 1937-0361

Collection: Science Museum Collection

This object is part of Schaaf no. 2242

Latticed Window (with the Camera Obscura) August 1835

Location: Lacock Abbey