9th Sep, 2021 12:00

Books, Photographs & Works on Paper

 
  Lot 119
 

ARTHUR E MORTON (1865-1932), A Collection of Paget Colour Transparencies

37 Paget colour glass plate transparencies, c.1913-1920, all 8.2cm x 10.7 cm, village scenes, thatched cottages etc, all but 6 with Morton's label, all show Paget's quadrilateral pattern under magnification.

Note: Arthur E Morton was a pioneer of colour photography in the UK. A talented amateur, and fellow of the Royal Photographic Society he utilised the latest technology, first autochromes, introduced in 1907, and then the Paget colour system, introduced in 1913. Morton's project was to photograph historic buildings and traditional vernacular architecture in Hertfordshire, Essex, Greater London, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Sussex. A collection of his photographs, taken between 1910 and 1920 are held in the Historic England archive

Estimated at £500 - £800

 

37 Paget colour glass plate transparencies, c.1913-1920, all 8.2cm x 10.7 cm, village scenes, thatched cottages etc, all but 6 with Morton's label, all show Paget's quadrilateral pattern under magnification.

Note: Arthur E Morton was a pioneer of colour photography in the UK. A talented amateur, and fellow of the Royal Photographic Society he utilised the latest technology, first autochromes, introduced in 1907, and then the Paget colour system, introduced in 1913. Morton's project was to photograph historic buildings and traditional vernacular architecture in Hertfordshire, Essex, Greater London, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Sussex. A collection of his photographs, taken between 1910 and 1920 are held in the Historic England archive

Auction: Books, Photographs & Works on Paper, 9th Sep, 2021

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