The William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné

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Object within Schaaf no. 2258

Botanical specimen, flowers and leaves on a stem

Object details

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Photogenic Drawing of a Plant

Created: Between 1 Jan 1839 and 15 Aug 1839

Image size: h 21.4cm x w 18.2cm

Object Type: Paper Negative-Contact

Physical description: one lower corner clipped; blooming

Inscription: H.F. Talbot in ink by Talbot, verso

Watermark: Joseph Burch London

Provenance:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1936
E.P. Goldschmidt & Co., London, February 1936
Mario Galanti, Paris, France
Antonio Bertoloni Album (3rd group), p. 21, Bologna, Italy

Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object owner number: 36.37(23)

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This object is part of Schaaf no. 2258

Botanical specimen, flowers and leaves on a stem

Keywords: Botany

This shows a flowering shoot, possibly from the family, Rosaceae.