Wrapper from the Photographic Experiments of Sir John Herschel, c.1842 |
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| Inventory Number: | 60488
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| Object Type: |
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| Persons: |
Sir John Frederick William Herschel |
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| Accession Number: | 1928-71
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| Brief Description: | Loosely folded plain piece of paper, no other inscription. The wrapper (packet 29 in the Museum's numbering) contains 20 experimental photographs (phytotypes) dating from 1841-43 and a small manuscript note.
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| Primary Inscriptions: | 'Vegetable | Photographs' [in Herschel's hand].
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| 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).
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| Collection Group: |
Herschel's Photographic Experiments |
| Material(s): |
Paper
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| Dimensions: |
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Width |
Depth |
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Unit |
| 110 |
138 |
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Narratives |
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