Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing) of Lace, by Sir John Herschel, 1839 | |||||||||||
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| Inventory Number: | 26027 | ||||||||||
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| Persons: |
Sir John Frederick William Herschel (Photographer) | ||||||||||
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| Accession Number: | 1928-71 | ||||||||||
| Brief Description: | Experimental photogenic drawing of lace by Sir John Herschel, undated but 1839. One of only two examples of Herschel departing from his use of engravings and using lace as a photographic test object (the other is 30855). The chemistry is not noted, though the unusual rust red colour suggests a variation. Subject: lace of plain diamond net Technique: contact copy Format: not apparent Polarity: negative Orientation: not apparent Quality: good, lace pattern very clear Colour: rusty red, yellowy at one edge and two corners, dark marks and line may be on original or background Chemistry: presumably silver based and hypo fixed, though the colour is unusual Coating: none Inscription: none Paper: thin Condition: good Purpose: probably a fixing experiment, though chiefly a trail of lace as a test object, see above. For fuller descriptive and historical commentary see narratives. | ||||||||||
| Provenance: | Presented by Miss Herschel and Lady Lubbock in 1928. They were the two surviving and youngest children of Sir John Herschel (Francisca and Constance). | ||||||||||
| Collection Group: | Herschel's Photographic Experiments | ||||||||||
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