EDWARDIANS IN COLOUR

Autochrome of 3-dimensional bird planting	Autochrome of a Tiger at London Zoo, c1910	Autochrome of Marie de Rothschild

From March to October we are delighted to be collaborating with the Rothschild Archive and the National Media Museum, Bradford in an exhibition: "The Colours of Another Age: The Rothschild Autochromes". tThis celebrates the pioneeting role of the Rothschilds in the emergence of the earliest known form of colour photography. The autochrome process, as it was known, relied, astonishingly, on the application of potato starch to photographic plates, and was invented in 1907. The exhibition explores the emergence of the technique and the work of Lionel de Rothschild, one of the first practitoners. It is based on a set of autochromes taken of the Manor itself, around 1910 by an unknown photographer, which reveal the building and garden as it would have been known by its creator Baron Ferdinand and his sister Alice. The past, we suddenly realise, is no longer black and white.

Please note: The Autochrome Exhibition on display in the Coach House has been temporarily removed. We hope to have this back insitu soon.

To learn more about the early days of photography, follow this link to the National Media Museum website.