Set Of Two Photographic Plates On Glass - Family Scene & Antiphonary - Circa 1900

Set of two photographic plates in negative on glass, each mounted with a second opalescent glass plate on the reverse, enabling them to be read in positive by backlighting or by presenting them against a light background. Each object is framed and of different dimensions.

First negative (small format)
Outdoor family scene, group of people photographed in a wooded setting. Typical of amateur or family shots taken in the late XIXᵉ century or very early XXᵉ century.
Framing: ornate gilded brass frame, to be suspended by chain.

Second negative (large format)
Photographic reproduction of a religious illumination from a medieval antiphonary. The scene depicts the Adoration of the Magi, with details of the neumatic notation typical of early liturgical music.
Framing: hammered metal frame with hanging chain (later work, 1940s-1950s).

These two objects illustrate the varied uses of the glass plate negative at the end of the XIXᵉ century: private souvenir for one, iconographic study for the other.

Condition: very good overall. Slight wear and tear due to the nature of the glass plates.
Please note: the image becomes legible when viewed against a light background or in natural light.
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Signature: none.
Period of shots: circa 1900 (late XIXᵉ / early XXᵉ century)

Frame dimensions (excluding chain):
for the small one: width: 9.3 cm - height: 6.7 cm.
for the large one: width: 22 cm - height: 28 cm.

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