Buckler Fern
Photograph
ca. 1839 (photographed)
ca. 1839 (photographed)
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Photogenic drawing of a fern; brown/slight reddish colour.
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| Title | Buckler Fern (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Paper negative, photogenic drawing.
Not available for issue to the public in the Prints and Drawings Study Room due to light sensitivity. Please contact the Photography Department via our enquiry service for further information. |
| Brief description | Photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot, 'Buckler Fern', paper negative - photogenic drawing, ca. 1839 |
| Physical description | Photogenic drawing of a fern; brown/slight reddish colour. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | fx (Verso, in pencil) |
| Gallery label | Cameraless Photography
William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877)
Buckler Fern
March or April 1839
Photogenic drawing negative
Museum no. RPS.97-2017(RPS No. 025176 / Schaaf 863)
Talbot favoured this particular fern, using it to make at least twenty examples in March and April of 1839. It progressively shed leaves and whole branches through handling.
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund and Art Fund |
| 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. |
| Production | Virtually identical to a photograph in the Getty collection, 85.XM.150.46; similar to RPS025177 (RPS.98-2017). |
| Associated object | PROV.1595-2017 (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. |
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| Accession number | RPS.97-2017 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2017 |
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