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1. Talbot Photo 6(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 6(14)
Title:
The Ladder. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography Plate 14 of Matilda Gilchrist-Clark's bound copy of 'The Pencil of Nature'. Three men grouped around a ladder in the stableyard of Lacock Abbey, the top resting against the first-floor doorway. Two men stand at its base, while a youth is posed in the upper storey o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Apr 1845
Extent:
1 item

2. Talbot Photo 6(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 6(6)
Title:
The Open Door. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography Plate 6 of Matilda Gilchrist-Clark's bound copy of 'The Pencil of Nature'. A study of a broomstick resting across a half-closed door. Paper trimmed to size of image. The text that accompanies the plate reads, 'The chief object of the present work is to place on r...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Apr 1844
Extent:
1 item