What kind of building is this and where??

[Gadget]

And the hint of a ghost would be enough to titillate the followers -they would think they had just discovered it on the photo.

How about this Fred

[Ninatoo]

One of the photos on the centre table ( 2nd from our left)  seems to be a picture of a nun.  Given the suggestion that this room has a church connection...could it possibly be the nunnery? (And yes I know...what would the nuns be doing with a puppet in a glass box?  I don't know!!!  )  But perhaps the 'ghost in the corner' is really nun's attire?

Nina

[stockman fred]

I'm not sure what to think now Lydart's sussed it

[martianuk]

  ha ha haaaaa!

Love it - but sadly my truth is the negative was found in the possessions of the 'clairvoyant' after she died.

Yes Fred!  

The historic staged room sounds perfect and the photos are of the dead people in communicado with the dotty lady and she lit similar candles while having one of her chats! Why the clairvoyant would have the neg, heavens knows (!!!!!!!!!!)    She was my great aunt and did live in London and was well known on the spiritualist circuit and was a lady freemason too (didn't know they existed, but they do). She had connections with a number of artists and 'famous' people of the time (I'm informed), so perhaps she knew the photographer personally - although the negative pre-dated her.


 
Bye for now, Kirsty

[Gadget]

Having read through the thread again, I'm getting suspicious. Thanks for looking through your lens, Derek, you're doll's house has given me another idea 

I know that many photgraphers over the past 15 years or so have used many of the old techniques - I did some myself once or twice - and I'm now wondering if it is a modern photograph of a model/mock-up room using the glass plate technique.

There are many modern photgraphers who shoot domestic scenes from mock-ups so why not a total re-creation 

Where, when was the plate discovered, Martian?

Gadget

That's what you said to mje when I said this, Kirsty/Hadyn 

[martianuk]

Not sure what you're saying, Gadget. 

The plate was discovered in Worthing. In 1982.

[Gadget]

I believe it to be a spoof photo created by a 19th century photgrapher, either for fun or for dramatic effect. Like the fairies one.

When will you get the envelope with the photographer's name on it?

Gadget

Added  - this link gives some links to egs of 19th century spirit photography:

http://www.spirithistory.com/photos.html

I think the room was set up and photgraphed so that another image could be superimposed and printed.

[Rian]

Look at the version of the photo that Gadget enhanced, and see here, left of the Marionette's display case. Is that a double image or are my eyes playing tricks?
Rian.

[martianuk]

Check the original on the first page - it's different.