National Photographic Record and Survey
Photograph
05/1902 (made)
05/1902 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This is one of 1532 prints that Benjamin Stone made as part of the project he began, by creating the National Photographic Record Association (NPRA). Between 1897 and 1910 the NPRA recorded the customs, festivals, and architecture valued at the time to foster, as noted in The Times (4 April 1897 p. 6 col. 6), 'a national pride in the historical associations of the country, or neighbourhood, [or] in family traditions'. This print shows a fair, held in commemoration of a charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1585 that still takes place every twenty years. The road is barred and tolls exacted from passers-by. Anyone found not to have paid the toll is carried through the fair on a pole and then placed in stocks. Stone has carefully composed this image, revealing an aesthetic awareness that complements his documentary mission.
Object details
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| Title | National Photographic Record and Survey (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | platinum print mounted on card with hand written ink notation |
| Brief description | Photograph of the entrance to the Whitsuntide Pole Fair, held once every 20 years in Corby, Northamptonshire, by Sir Benjamin Stone, May 1902 |
| Physical description | b&w print mounted on card depicting the entrance to a fair lined with people |
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| Gallery label | The Customs of Corby Pole Fair. Barrier against all Strangers at the entrance to the Village. May 1902
This fair, held in commemoration of a charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1585, still takes place every twenty years. The road is barred and tolls exacted from passers-by. Anyone found not to have paid the toll is carried through the fair on a pole and then placed in stocks.
Corby, Northamptonshire, 1902
Museum no. E.4555-2000 |
| Credit line | Transferred from the British Museum |
| Summary | This is one of 1532 prints that Benjamin Stone made as part of the project he began, by creating the National Photographic Record Association (NPRA). Between 1897 and 1910 the NPRA recorded the customs, festivals, and architecture valued at the time to foster, as noted in The Times (4 April 1897 p. 6 col. 6), 'a national pride in the historical associations of the country, or neighbourhood, [or] in family traditions'. This print shows a fair, held in commemoration of a charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1585 that still takes place every twenty years. The road is barred and tolls exacted from passers-by. Anyone found not to have paid the toll is carried through the fair on a pole and then placed in stocks. Stone has carefully composed this image, revealing an aesthetic awareness that complements his documentary mission. |
| Bibliographic reference | Apollo Magazine, February 2007 |
| Other number | 1903 3 26 218 - British Museum number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.4555-2000 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2001 |
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