Wrapper from the Photographic Experiments of Sir John Herschel, 1841 |
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| Inventory Number: | 83758
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| Persons: |
Sir John Frederick William Herschel |
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| Accession Number: | 1928-71
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| Brief Description: | Home-made envelope made from part of the paper covers of a part-work [The Rhine, Italy, & Greece Illustrated, 1841], containing (on the inside of the envelope) part of the front cover title etc. Pinkish in colour; torn open at one side. This serial publication was one of the sources for the engravings used in Herschel's experiments. The wrapper (packet 4 in the Museum's numbering) contains 21 raw paper samples.
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| Primary Inscriptions: | 'Blue Wove Post | Blanks.' on both sides [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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140 |
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