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| Silver-Framed Autochrome of Edward VII The Royal Collection |
What’s special about this (aside from being a beautiful representative of early color photography) is the frame. Housed in a wedge-shaped silver frame, the autochrome faces upward so that it will filter light from above. The image is then seen, in reverse, reflected in a mirror on bottom of the frame. It’s pure Edwardian cleverness! This was presented to the King as a gift in 1909 and is now part of the Royal Collection.
3 comments:
I want one of those. Computers may have made us smarter but they didn't make us more clever. How interesting that during a time when living was really hard work that people could take the time to dream up unusual and interesting ways to view different otherwise-commonplace items.
I agree, Dashwood! I want one, too. I wonder how difficult it would be to make something like this.
I have seen on of these in an upcoming auction, lot 256 in December 4 sale.. It is to be sold at Charlton Hall Auctioneers. Here is the page link.
http://www.charltonhallauctions.com/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=256+++++1508+&refno=+++73386
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