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Four stems of grasses (stems oriented to common ground)

Photograph
ca. 1852 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photographically produced plate by William Henry Fox Talbot, 'Four stems of grasses', photoglyphic engraving, steel plate, ca. 1852


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Four stems of grasses (stems oriented to common ground) (generic title)
  • Photographic engraving (alternative title)
Materials and techniques
Waxed steel plate.
Brief description
Photographically produced plate by William Henry Fox Talbot, 'Four stems of grasses', photoglyphic engraving, steel plate, ca. 1852
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 127mm
  • Plate width: 203mm
Marks and inscriptions
H&K Hughes & Kimber London (Verso, stamp)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Associated object
PROV.1601-2017 (RPS Group record)
Bibliographic reference
Schaaf, Larry John. The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2000. ISBN 0691050007.
Other numbers
  • RPS025491 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • XRP596 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
Collection
Accession number
RPS.210-2017

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Record createdMarch 29, 2017
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