Crossed Muslin
A photographic engraving from a metal plate entitled 'Crossed Muslin', taken by William Henry Fox Talbot, between 1852 and 1858.
The image was made using the photoglyphic engraving process, invented by Talbot. A chemical mixture was applied to a metal plate, then exposed under an object or a photographic positive. The coating hardened where the light reached it, the plate could then be etched and used for printing.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Object Number:
- 1937-5106/3
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
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overall (estimate): 70 mm x 100 mm
- type:
- photograph and photoglyphic engraving
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
