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Call Number:

PH-00500

Collection Name:

Anna Atkins Photography Collection

Creator:

Atkins, Anna (1799 - 1871)

No. of Items:

2 photographs

Span Dates:

1845-1851

Description:

The collection consists of two photographs by Anna Atkins (British, 1799-1871). Item-level information follows.

964:0084:0001 -- Specimen of Cyanotype - Lycopodium flabellatum, 1851. Cyanotype, 26.2 x 20.7 cm (10 5/16 x 8 1/8 inches) (image); 37 x 30.4 cm (14 9/16 x 12 inches) (sheet);
964:0084:0002 -- Specimen of Cyanotype - Peacock [feathers], 1845. Cyanotype, 26.1 x 20.8 cm (10 1/4 x 8 3/16 inches) (image); 44.5 x 33.8 cm (17 1/2 x 13 5/16 inches) (sheet).

Accession No(s):

964:0084:0001-0002

Location(s):

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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Atkins, Anna (1799 - 1871)
Title	Specimen of Cyanotype - Lycopodium flabellatum
Date	1851
Medium	Cyanotype (photogram)
Dimensions	image: 26.2 x 20.7 cm; 10 3/10 x 8 1/10 in; sheet: 37 x 30.4 cm; 14 3/5 x 12 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0084:0001

Artist/Maker	Atkins, Anna (1799 - 1871)
Title	Specimen of Cyanotype - Peacock
Date	1845 or later
Medium	Cyanotype (photogram)
Dimensions	image: 26.1 x 20.8 cm; 10 3/10 x 8 1/5 in; sheet: 44.5 x 33.8 cm; 17 1/2 x 13 3/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0084:0002

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