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Call Number:

PH-01098

Collection Name:

Joseph Delves Photography Collection

Creator:

Delves, Joseph, 1794-1857

No. of Items:

2 photographs mounted on 1 sheet

Span Dates:

1853

Description:

The collection consists of two microphotographs, adhered to a single sheet (22.4 x 17.7 cm), by Joseph Delves. Item-level information follows.

964:0884:0001 -- Spiracle and Tracheae of the Silkworm, magnified 60 diameters, 1853. Albumen print, 8.8 x 8.8 cm;
964:0884:0002 -- Proboscis of the Fly, magnified 180 diameters, 1853. Albumen print, 7.4 cm (diameter).

Accession No(s):

964:0884:0001-0002; Purchase, 1963

Location(s):

D Box, Small (964:0884:0001-0002)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Delves, Joseph, 1794-1857
Title	[Spiracle and Tracheae of the Silkworm, magnified 60 diameters]
Date	1853
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	print: 8.8 x 8.8 cm; 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in; sheet: 22.4 x 17.7 cm; 8 4/5 x 7 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0884:0001

Artist/Maker	Delves, Joseph, 1794-1857; Henneman, Nicolaas (1813 - 1898)
Title	Probiscus of the Fly
Date	April, 1853
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	7.4 x 7.4 cm; 2 9/10 x 2 9/10 in; sheet: 22.4 x 17.7 cm; 8 4/5 x 7 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0884:0002

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Communications on photomicrography QH 251 C6 HRC-P