Name/Title
Camera FilterEntry/Object ID
2020.4.5a-iDescription
"Morrison Vignetter" camera accessory set consisting of a two-part mount, four vignetting cards, a box, and instructions.
The box (ab) is made of cardboard and covered in lime-green semi-gloss paper. The label on the lid has a vignetted portrait of a child on the proper right, and an illustration of the vignetter attached to the lens of a King Poco model camera on the proper left. Beneath the images is the inscription, "MORRISON VIGNETTER/BURKE & JAMES, Chicago".
The four vignetters (c-f) are cardboard pieces: two in black and two in white (one now grey). The boards are straight on the bottom, but the top curves up to create the vignette shape. Two of the boards have a sawtooth edge on the top, and the other two have less pronounced nicked edge on the top. Each board shows evidence of being slid into the metal mounts for use, but the pieces with the less-pronounced edges appear to have been more heavily used.
The boards mount in front of the camera's lens with two pieces of metal (h,i). Both pieces are made from flat metal strips. The piece that connects to the lens consists of a strip bent into a circle to which an L-bent strip is attached. The other piece is bent into a narrow U-shape on one end (for attaching the vignetting board) and a wider U on the other side that can be tightened with a bolt. The two attach by sliding the flat edge of the lens side into the clamp at the wide-U side of the other piece and tightening the connection with the bolt.
The instructions are in a bi-fold with example images on the front page and detailed steps on the inside.Use
Mounted in front a camera lens to vignette the bottom edge of portraitsContext
Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VTAcquisition
Accession
2020.4Source or Donor
Bosworth, Mary JaneAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of the Bosworth FamilyMade/Created
Manufacturer
Burke & JamesDate made
1899 - 1903Place
City
ChicagoState/Province
IllinoisCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Filter, CameraNomenclature Sub-Class
Camera EquipmentNomenclature Class
Photographic T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
1-5/8 inWidth
4-3/4 inDepth
2-3/4 inMaterial
Cardboard, Metal, PaperRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)Related Places
Place
Town
BerlinCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America