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Talbot Photo 10(12)
- Record Id:
- 041-003304873
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-003304861
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100035611334.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Talbot Photo 10(12)
- Title:
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[Needles of Spruce Fir.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Still Life Photography
A cameraless photogenic drawing contact negative showing a random spread of spruce needles. Paper trimmed to size of image.
For a discussion of this image, see Larry J. Schaaf, 'The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot' (Princeton University Press, Princeton and London, 2000), p. 54.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Talbot Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003303408
040-003304861
041-003304873 - Is part of:
- Talbot Photo : Talbot Collection
Talbot Photo 10 : Talbot Collection: Album of prints dating from 1839 to 1841. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
Talbot Photo 10(12) : [Needles of Spruce Fir.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox - Hierarchy:
- 032-003303408[0011]/040-003304861[0012]/041-003304873
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Talbot Photo
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Negative
Paper Negative
Photogenic Drawing
Photogenic Drawing ( Contact Negative )
Photograph - Start Date:
- 1839
- End Date:
- 1839
- Date Range:
- c 1839
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 185 mm x 226 mm
Format: Bound in Volume
Secondary Support: Paper
- Former External References:
- LA2070; NT01583; Schaaf No.1653
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Talbot, William Henry Fox, pioneer of photography, 1800-1877
- Subjects:
- Botanical Specimens
Named Collections
Specimens
Talbot Collection - Places:
- Lacock, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe, Western Europe