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A Flowery Path - Studio # 7900 (hand colored)

This photograph is illustrated on page 112 of Wallace Nutting's 1928 book, England Beautiful. It can also be found in Nutting's 1927 book, Photographic Art Secrets, plate #50, with the title, "Nethercote Cottage". Of this picture Nutting writes, "Nethercotte Cottage is perhaps the most attractive that the author has ever found, out of many hundreds. Here, however, is an instance in which color seems to be necessary to bring out satisfactory results." This photograph can also be found with the title "Nethercote" studio # 7899.


In the 1930's the Nutting Studio sold "Nethercote" plus seven other titles as process pictures to boost sales. In 1942 four more titles were added. Process pictures had the color applied by mechanical means instead of having it applied by hand. The process picture is 13" x 15" (+/-). They were sold close framed, or matted and framed. If mounted on a mat the frame size will commonly be 18" x 22" (+/-). It will not be signed and the title will be on the mat below the lower right corner of the picture. Pictures framed at the studio had a label affixed to the dust cover identifying it as an 'authentic process picture'. "Nethercote" will be embossed, "© WALLACE NUTTING" in gold block letters. If you are in doubt as to whether your picture is a hand colored or process picture, examine it under magnification. You will notice the matrix dots of the machine process instead of the hand applied coloring. For a view of all the process pictures made turn to the Process Pictures page.

Process Pictures can commonly be found unframed and unmatted as a large quantity was left over when the Nutting Studio closed.


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