Wrapper from the Photographic Experiments of Sir John Herschel, c.1842 |
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| Inventory Number: | 75003
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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: | Sheet of plain paper loosely folded (similar to the companion wrapper 52127), no other inscription, purplish stain. The wrapper (packet 31 in the Museum's numbering) contains 3 experimental photographs dating from about 1842.
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| Primary Inscriptions: | 'Cyanotype | Variety (c)' [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 |
Diameter |
Unit |
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140 |
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