text: Early Studios Apparatus |
  Examples of Early Studios |
  I have been pleased to find reconstructions of old photographic studios: - in an exhibition at the National Museum of Photography, Film & TV at Bradford, West Yorkshire, England - in a case at the National Museums of Scotland, Chamber Street, Edinburgh. There is also an old studio in a back garden at Selkirk. It is Clapperton's Daylight Photographic Studio, open at fixed hours in the summer and by appointment. These can give a good idea of the equipment and environment of an early studio. Studying the backgrounds on cartes de visite and cabinet prints can also be helpful in understanding early studios. |
  Mariottae Doll Below is an illustration of an item that has been described to me as a Mariottae Doll. The doll could be twirled on its stick. It was apparently used by early photographers to hold the attention of children during long exposures. I have not read any reports of these dolls being used in studios, but the story seems very plausible. It is similar to the way in which old bird cages were placed above cameras and sitters were told to "watch the birdie". © Reproduced by courtesy of Bobbi - Wisconsin, USA If you know anything about the use of these dolls or how they got their names, can you please e-mail me? Thank you. - Peter Stubbs. |
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